Parking at 4850 N Lake Shore Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4800–4899 N Lake Shore Dr. Everything here is from City records — 47,074 parking tickets written across 73 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?
2
922 W Foster Ave (9 min walk) · 5204 N Sheridan Rd (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 4850 N Lake Shore Dr
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 W Lawrence Ave alone took 1,054 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning8,580 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 800 W Lawrence Ave — 1,054 tickets, 4 min walk SW
- 900 W Lawrence Ave — 809 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 900 W Eastwood Ave — 617 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Permit zones8,976 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4800 N Kenmore Ave — 2,438 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 4800 N Winthrop Ave — 1,936 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 4600 N Kenmore Ave — 1,562 tickets, 10 min walk SW
Plate checks1,798 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 900 W Winona St — 746 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 4500 N Marine Dr — 474 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 900 W Carmen Ave — 466 tickets, 7 min walk NW
Posted restrictions5,048 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4600 N Clarendon Ave — 880 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 5100 N Simonds Dr — 810 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 4500 N Hazel St — 747 tickets, 10 min walk SW
Metered blocks22,457 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5000 N Sheridan Rd — 4,090 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 1000 W Argyle St — 2,328 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 1000 W Lawrence Ave — 2,028 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Other enforcement55 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5000 N Simonds Dr — 55 tickets, 4 min walk NE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 922 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
- 5204 N Sheridan Rd — red-light camera, 10 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 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.