Parking at 4850 S California
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4850 S California

Ward 40, cleaning section 18 · 24,743 parking tickets were written across 126 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4900 N Kedzie Ave alone took 468 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,941 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4900 N Kedzie Ave — 468, 10 min walk W
  • 4700 N Whipple St — 445, 7 min walk SW
  • 4700 N Albany Ave — 311, 8 min walk SW
  • 2900 W Argyle St — 302, 4 min walk NW
  • 2500 W Argyle St — 301, 8 min walk E
Permit zones2,609 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2700 W Farragut Ave — 534, 9 min walk N
  • 3000 W Gunnison St — 436, 7 min walk W
  • 5100 N Albany — 298, 9 min walk NW
  • 4700 N Campbell Ave — 278, 9 min walk E
  • 4700 N Artesian Ave — 260, 10 min walk E
City sticker checks102 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 2600 W Eastwood Ave — 102, 7 min walk SE
Plate checks2,427 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5000 N Albany Ave — 372, 8 min walk NW
  • 4900 N Whipple St — 237, 6 min walk W
  • 2600 W Gunnison St — 185, 5 min walk E
  • 4700 N Virginia — 183, 3 min walk S
  • 5000 N Rockwell St — 172, 7 min walk NE
Posted restrictions2,311 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 3000 W Wilson Ave — 472, 10 min walk SW
  • 3000 W Leland Ave — 463, 7 min walk SW
  • 3000 W Argyle St — 424, 6 min walk NW
  • 4900 N Troy St — 257, 9 min walk W
  • 4800 N Sacramento Ave — 218, 5 min walk W

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 18. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May1Fri
May4Mon
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri

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 15.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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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.