Chicago parking by block · Albany Park · Ward 33

Parking at 4950 N Bernard St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4900–4999 N Bernard St. Everything here is from City records — 61,657 parking tickets written across 130 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 1957
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 33, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Jul
23
Thu
Jul
24
Fri
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Nov
13
Fri
Nov
16
Mon

Streets to watch near 4950 N Bernard St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4900 N Kedzie Ave alone took 468 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,131 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones7,955 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,487 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions10,975 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks31,063 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1957 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 33, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.