Chicago parking by block · Portage Park · Ward 31

Parking at 4850 W Cornelia Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4800–4899 W Cornelia Ave. Everything here is from City records — 22,345 parking tickets written across 131 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
3541 N Cicero Ave (3 min walk) · 3608 N Cicero Ave (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 31, section 7. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
27
Mon
Apr
28
Tue
Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Jul
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
14
Mon
Sep
15
Tue
Oct
19
Mon
Oct
20
Tue

Streets to watch near 4850 W Cornelia Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3300 N Cicero Ave alone took 346 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,177 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones6,661 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks50 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks3,472 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,794 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks1,608 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement331 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3541 N Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 3 min walk NE
  • 3608 N Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 3 min walk NE
  • 4620 W Belmont Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk SE

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 31, section 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.