Parking at 650 W Foster
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 600–699 W Foster. Everything here is from City records — 20,130 parking tickets written across 46 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
922 W Foster Ave (6 min walk) · 5204 N Sheridan Rd (7 min walk)
Streets to watch near 650 W Foster
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1000 W Winona St alone took 743 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,149 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1000 W Winona St — 743 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 5200 N Winthrop Ave — 567 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 4800 N Marine Dr — 561 tickets, 9 min walk S
Plate checks2,271 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 900 W Winona St — 746 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 5300 N Kenmore Ave — 544 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 900 W Carmen Ave — 466 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Posted restrictions3,108 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5200 N Sheridan Road — 847 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 5100 N Simonds Dr — 810 tickets, 1 min walk W
- 1000 W Balmoral Ave — 594 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Metered blocks9,375 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5000 N Sheridan Rd — 4,090 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 4900 N Sheridan Rd — 1,920 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 900 W Argyle St — 1,033 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Other enforcement55 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5000 N Simonds Dr — 55 tickets, 4 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 922 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk W
- 5204 N Sheridan Rd — 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 2 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.