Chicago parking by block · West Elsdon · Ward 14

Parking at 4950 S Ridgeway

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4900–4999 S Ridgeway. Everything here is from City records — 10,432 parking tickets written across 100 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
4925 S Archer Ave (4 min walk) · 4996 S Archer Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 14, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Sep
18
Fri
Sep
21
Mon
Nov
10
Tue
Nov
12
Thu

Streets to watch near 4950 S Ridgeway

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3300 W 51st St alone took 86 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning288 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,315 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,281 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,864 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4925 S Archer Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk W
  • 4996 S Archer Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk W
  • 4929 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 6 min walk W
  • 5030 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 7 min walk W
  • 4989 S Archer Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk W

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 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 14, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.