Parking at 4850 S Wells
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Parking at this address

4850 S Wells

Ward 20, cleaning section 6 · 2,474 parking tickets were written across 50 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29. 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: 0 E 49th St alone took 84 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning214 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 0 E 49th St — 84, 9 min walk E
  • 4700 S Shields Ave — 82, 4 min walk NW
  • 4600 S Normal Ave — 48, 8 min walk NW
Permit zones144 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 300 W Swann St — 61, 7 min walk N
  • 100 W Swann St — 42, 7 min walk NE
  • 100 W 46th Pl — 41, 8 min walk N
Plate checks1,263 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4900 S Wabash Ave — 212, 8 min walk E
  • 4700 S Wabash Ave — 158, 9 min walk NE
  • 4900 S Princeton Ave — 149, 1 min walk SW
  • 4600 S Princeton Ave — 115, 6 min walk N
  • 5100 S Princeton Ave — 113, 6 min walk S
Posted restrictions268 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 4600 S Federal — 112, 8 min walk NE
  • 4700 S Federal — 91, 5 min walk NE
  • 4700 S State St — 65, 8 min walk NE
Other enforcement128 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 0 W 47th St — 76, 8 min walk NE
  • 4800 S State St — 52, 7 min walk E

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
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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.