Chicago parking by block · Portage Park · Ward 30

Parking at 4550 W Addison St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4500–4599 W Addison St. Everything here is from City records — 18,032 parking tickets written across 120 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
3541 N Cicero Ave (5 min walk) · 3608 N Cicero Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 30, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
May
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 4550 W Addison St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3300 N Cicero Ave alone took 346 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,895 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones5,334 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,069 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,457 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks495 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement331 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3541 N Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk W
  • 3608 N Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk W
  • 3601 N Milwaukee Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk E

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 3 cameras nearby.
  • Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
  • The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
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Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward 30, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.