Chicago parking by block · Uptown · Ward 46

Parking at 950 W Castlewood Ter

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 900–999 W Castlewood Ter. Everything here is from City records — 92,571 parking tickets written across 111 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
922 W Foster Ave (8 min walk) · 5204 N Sheridan Rd (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 46, section 3. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
7
Tue
Apr
8
Wed
May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Jul
31
Fri
Aug
3
Mon
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon
Sep
28
Mon
Sep
29
Tue
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 950 W Castlewood Ter

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 W Lawrence Ave alone took 1,054 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,636 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones19,202 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,484 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions6,420 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks52,612 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement55 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 922 W Foster Avered-light camera, 8 min walk N
  • 5204 N Sheridan Rdred-light camera, 8 min walk N
  • 5147 N Broadway Stred-light camera, 9 min walk NW
  • 1211 W Foster Avered-light camera, 10 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 46, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.