Parking at 4850 W Cortez St
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Parking at this address

4850 W Cortez St

Ward 37, cleaning section 9 · 12,940 parking tickets were written across 102 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?
2
4805 W Chicago Ave (7 min walk) · 753 N Cicero Ave (8 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1100 N Lawler alone took 314 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,138 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1100 N Lawler — 314, 5 min walk NW
  • 1200 N Laramie Ave — 284, 10 min walk NW
  • 1100 N Leamington Ave — 261, 7 min walk W
  • 1000 N Leamington Ave — 250, 7 min walk W
  • 5000 W Thomas St — 229, 5 min walk W
Permit zones1,949 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1000 N Lavergne — 470, 3 min walk W
  • 5100 W Crystal St — 323, 9 min walk NW
  • 900 N Leclaire Ave — 294, 6 min walk SW
  • 4900 W Walton St — 267, 3 min walk SW
  • 5100 W Potomac — 184, 10 min walk NW
Plate checks4,360 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4800 W Cortez St — 285, 1 min walk E
  • 4800 W Kamerling Ave — 231, 7 min walk N
  • 4900 W Superior St — 229, 8 min walk S
  • 4800 W Potomac Ave — 208, 6 min walk N
  • 1000 N Lawler Ave — 207, 4 min walk W
Posted restrictions174 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 700 N Lamon Ave — 174, 9 min walk S
Other enforcement51 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 4900 W Chicago — 51, 7 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 37, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
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
2 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.