Chicago parking by block · Near North Side · Ward 27

Parking at 650 W Scott

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 600–699 W Scott. Everything here is from City records — 51,811 parking tickets written across 128 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?
4
740 W Division St (4 min walk) · 1139 N Halsted St (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 27, section 10. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
27
Mon
Apr
28
Tue
May
26
Tue
May
27
Wed
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
25
Thu
Jul
23
Thu
Jul
24
Fri
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Sep
18
Fri
Sep
21
Mon
Oct
19
Mon
Oct
20
Tue
Nov
17
Tue
Nov
18
Wed

Streets to watch near 650 W Scott

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1300 N Cleveland Ave alone took 1,010 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,796 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones9,132 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks18,557 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions4,503 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks14,448 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement112 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 740 W Division St — red-light camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 1139 N Halsted St — red-light camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 1569 N Halsted St — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
  • 750 W North Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW

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 4 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 27, section 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.