Parking at 850 E 50th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 800–899 E 50th St. Everything here is from City records — 29,761 parking tickets written across 114 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?
1
5330 S Cottage Grove Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 850 E 50th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4600 S Evans Ave alone took 416 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,855 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4600 S Evans Ave — 416 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 5000 S Woodlawn Ave — 400 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 5200 S Ingleside Ave — 273 tickets, 6 min walk SE
Plate checks20,452 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4600 S Drexel Blvd — 1,281 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 4800 S Drexel Blvd — 797 tickets, 4 min walk N
- 5200 S Drexel Ave — 787 tickets, 7 min walk S
Posted restrictions1,697 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5000 S Forrestville Ave — 898 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 5000 S Champlain Ave — 356 tickets, 5 min walk SW
- 5300 S Ingleside Ave — 303 tickets, 8 min walk S
Metered blocks2,092 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 700 E 47th St — 1,289 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 4700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 482 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 1000 E 53rd St — 321 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Other enforcement496 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 500 E 51st St — 427 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 5100 S Cottage Grove Ave — 69 tickets, 5 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5330 S Cottage Grove Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk S
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.
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.