Parking at 4950 S Halsted
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4900–4999 S Halsted. Everything here is from City records — 5,610 parking tickets written across 63 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 2. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 4950 S Halsted
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 600 W 48th Pl alone took 273 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
- 600 W 48th Pl — 273 tickets, 5 min walk NE
- 4600 S Union Ave — 226 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 4800 S Union Ave — 189 tickets, 3 min walk NE
- 700 W 48th Pl — 342 tickets, 3 min walk N
- 4600 S Emerald Ave — 311 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 600 W 46th St — 302 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 900 W 51st St — 114 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 614 W 47th Street — speed camera, 7 min walk NE
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 1 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.
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 20, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.