Chicago parking by block · New City · Ward 20
Parking at 4750 S Normal
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4700–4799 S Normal. Everything here is from City records — 6,479 parking tickets written across 63 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
614 W 47th Street (4 min walk)
Streets to watch near 4750 S Normal
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 600 W 48th Pl alone took 273 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,538 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 600 W 48th Pl — 273 tickets, 4 min walk W
- 500 W 44th St — 227 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 4600 S Union Ave — 226 tickets, 6 min walk NW
Permit zones144 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 300 W Swann St — 61 tickets, 5 min walk NE
- 100 W Swann St — 42 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 100 W 46th Pl — 41 tickets, 10 min walk NE
Plate checks3,406 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 700 W 48th Pl — 342 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 4600 S Emerald Ave — 311 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 600 W 46th St — 302 tickets, 5 min walk NW
Posted restrictions91 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4700 S Federal — 91 tickets, 10 min walk E
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 614 W 47th Street — speed camera, 4 min walk NW
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 1 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.
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 20, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.