Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Square · Ward 40

Parking at 4850 N California Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4800–4899 N California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 22,528 parking tickets written across 124 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Thursday, October 15

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

2409 W Lawrence Ave (10 min walk) · 4804 N Western Ave (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 18. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 4850 N California Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4700 N Whipple St alone took 445 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,167 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

4700 N Whipple St — 445 tickets, 7 min walk W
4700 N Albany Ave — 311 tickets, 8 min walk W
2900 W Argyle St — 302 tickets, 6 min walk NW

Permit zones1,588 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

3000 W Gunnison St — 436 tickets, 7 min walk W
4700 N Campbell Ave — 278 tickets, 8 min walk E
4700 N Artesian Ave — 260 tickets, 9 min walk E

City sticker checks102 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

2600 W Eastwood Ave — 102 tickets, 6 min walk SE

Plate checks2,639 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

5000 N Albany Ave — 372 tickets, 9 min walk NW
4900 N Whipple St — 237 tickets, 7 min walk NW
2600 W Gunnison St — 185 tickets, 4 min walk E

Posted restrictions2,517 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

3000 W Wilson Ave — 472 tickets, 9 min walk SW
3000 W Leland Ave — 463 tickets, 7 min walk SW
3000 W Argyle St — 424 tickets, 7 min walk NW

Metered blocks7,105 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

3100 W Lawrence Ave — 2,250 tickets, 8 min walk W
3000 W Lawrence Ave — 854 tickets, 7 min walk W
4800 N Albany Ave — 640 tickets, 8 min walk W

Other enforcement124 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

2600 W Foster Ave — 69 tickets, 10 min walk N
2700 W Foster — 55 tickets, 9 min walk N

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

2409 W Lawrence Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk E
4804 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 10 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 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 40, section 18. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.