Parking at 850 W 40th
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 800–899 W 40th. Everything here is from City records — 3,552 parking tickets written across 54 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 11, section 13. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 850 W 40th
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 900 W 37th St alone took 89 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
- 900 W 37th St — 89 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 3600 S Morgan St — 79 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 3700 S Morgan St — 59 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 900 W Exchange Ave — 402 tickets, 3 min walk S
- 3700 S Emerald Ave — 170 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 900 W 38th Pl — 158 tickets, 5 min walk N
- 700 W Root St — 88 tickets, 6 min walk SE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 655 W. Root St. — speed camera, 7 min walk SE
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.
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 11, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.