Chicago parking by block · Jefferson Park · Ward 45

Parking at 4950 N Lester Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4900–4999 N Lester Ave. Everything here is from City records — 10,530 parking tickets written across 127 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 988
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
6
5471 W Higgins Rd (3 min walk) · 5432 W Lawrence Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 7. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
17
Fri
Apr
20
Mon
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu

Streets to watch near 4950 N Lester Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 W Higgins Ave alone took 132 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,488 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,392 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks139 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks3,480 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions44 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks2,867 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement273 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5471 W Higgins Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk SE
  • 5432 W Lawrence Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk S
  • 5665 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
  • 5242 N Northwest Hwy — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
  • �5310 N Milwaukee Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
  • 5272 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk N

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 988 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 6 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 45, section 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.