Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Square · Ward 40

Parking at 4650 N N Branch Chicago River

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4600–4699 N N Branch Chicago River. Everything here is from City records — 27,254 parking tickets written across 131 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
2721 W Montrose Ave (6 min walk) · 4436 N Western Ave (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 19. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Oct
19
Mon
Oct
20
Tue

Streets to watch near 4650 N N Branch Chicago River

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4700 N Whipple St alone took 445 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,570 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,634 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks102 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks3,314 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,094 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks9,270 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2721 W Montrose Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk S
  • 4436 N Western Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk SE
  • 2409 W Lawrence Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk NE

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 40, section 19. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.