Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Square · Ward 40

Parking at 4950 N Claremont Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4900–4999 N Claremont Ave. Everything here is from City records — 38,648 parking tickets written across 135 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 92
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
5
4804 N Western Ave (4 min walk) · 2409 W Lawrence Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 10. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
9
Thu
Apr
10
Fri
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
17
Tue
Nov
18
Wed

Streets to watch near 4950 N Claremont Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2500 W Argyle St alone took 301 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,165 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,407 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,303 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions447 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks24,067 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement118 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4804 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk S
  • 2409 W Lawrence Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 2350 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk N
  • 5206 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk N
  • 5059 N Damen Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk NE

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 92 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 5 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 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.