Chicago parking by block · New City · Ward 15

Parking at 4650 S Damen Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4600–4699 S Damen Ave. Everything here is from City records — 33,440 parking tickets written across 86 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 1913
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
2
4701 S Western Ave (10 min walk) · 4656 S Western Ave (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 15, section 2. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
3
Fri
Apr
6
Mon
May
1
Fri
May
4
Mon
Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Aug
26
Wed
Aug
27
Thu
Sep
24
Thu
Sep
25
Fri
Oct
23
Fri
Oct
26
Mon

Streets to watch near 4650 S Damen Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4700 S Damen Ave alone took 559 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,244 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,991 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks1,521 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions4,438 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks15,335 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement840 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4701 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk W
  • 4656 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk W

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1913 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 2 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 15, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.