Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 50

Parking at 7550 N Albany Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7500–7599 N Albany Ave. Everything here is from City records — 1,850 parking tickets written across 57 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 50, section 1. 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
May
11
Mon
May
12
Tue
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Jul
31
Fri
Aug
3
Mon
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu

Streets to watch near 7550 N Albany Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7200 N Sacramento Ave alone took 69 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning531 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Plate checks87 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions68 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks146 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • 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 50, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.