Parking at 4550 N Elston Ave
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Parking at this address

4550 N Elston Ave

Ward 39, cleaning section 2 · 25,578 parking tickets were written across 145 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 29
Then Friday, October 30. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone — but nearby blocks are, so a guest can still cross the line into one.
Cameras nearby?
4
4005 W Lawrence Ave (9 min walk) · 4791 N Elston Ave (9 min walk) · 4812 N Pulaski Rd (9 min walk) +1 more

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4500 N Elston Ave alone took 627 tickets in three years, a 1 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,022 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4500 N Elston Ave — 627, 1 min walk NW
  • 4600 N Elston Ave — 429, 3 min walk NW
  • 3800 W Montrose Ave — 333, 10 min walk E
  • 4300 N Kedvale Ave — 260, 6 min walk SE
  • 3900 W Montrose Ave — 242, 7 min walk SE
Permit zones2,447 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 4500 N Harding Ave — 600, 7 min walk E
  • 4500 N Kasson Ave — 310, 2 min walk NE
  • 4700 N Harding Ave — 288, 9 min walk NE
  • 4600 N Harding Ave — 274, 8 min walk NE
  • 4600 N Springfield Ave — 260, 9 min walk E
City sticker checks106 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 4100 N Tripp Ave — 106, 10 min walk S
Plate checks10,655 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4400 N Keeler Ave — 587, 2 min walk S
  • 4400 N Keokuk Ave — 490, 3 min walk SE
  • 3800 W Wilson Ave — 428, 9 min walk E
  • 3900 W Wilson Ave — 408, 8 min walk E
  • 4500 N Avers Ave — 372, 10 min walk E
Posted restrictions2,556 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 4200 N Pulaski Rd — 536, 9 min walk SE
  • 4700 N Pulaski Rd — 415, 8 min walk NE
  • 4100 W Cullom Ave — 332, 7 min walk SE
  • 4000 W Cullom Ave — 249, 8 min walk SE
  • 4500 N Pulaski Rd — 247, 6 min walk E

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 39, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr3Fri
Apr6Mon
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jul17Fri
Jul20Mon
Sep8Tue
Sep9Wed
Oct29Thu
Oct30Fri

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 29.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
4 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.