Parking at 4950 N Drake Ave
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4950 N Drake Ave

Ward 33, cleaning section 1 · 53,639 parking tickets were written across 120 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7 · Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 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 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,768 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4900 N Kedzie Ave — 468, 9 min walk E
  • 3200 W Argyle St — 456, 9 min walk E
  • 3400 W Leland Ave — 444, 8 min walk S
  • 5000 N Spaulding Ave — 383, 7 min walk E
  • 5000 N Kedzie Ave — 359, 9 min walk E
Permit zones7,362 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5000 N Springfield Ave — 493, 9 min walk W
  • 4600 N Hamlin Ave — 488, 10 min walk SW
  • 4900 N Christiana Ave — 476, 5 min walk E
  • 4700 N Avers Ave — 420, 10 min walk SW
  • 4800 N Avers Ave — 412, 9 min walk SW
Plate checks4,503 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4600 N Lawndale Ave — 436, 9 min walk S
  • 4600 N Monticello Ave — 418, 9 min walk S
  • 4900 N Ridgeway Ave — 378, 5 min walk W
  • 3800 W Ainslie St — 316, 8 min walk W
  • 5100 N Springfield Ave — 308, 10 min walk NW
Posted restrictions9,106 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 3500 W Wilson Ave — 859, 10 min walk S
  • 3700 W Leland Ave — 655, 8 min walk SW
  • 4600 N St Louis Ave — 614, 8 min walk S
  • 3600 W Wilson Ave — 513, 10 min walk S
  • 3600 W Leland — 502, 7 min walk S
Metered blocks26,813 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 3600 W Lawrence Ave — 3,528, 6 min walk SW
  • 3500 W Lawrence Ave — 3,334, 5 min walk S
  • 3400 W Lawrence Ave — 2,826, 6 min walk SE
  • 3200 W Lawrence Ave — 2,594, 9 min walk SE
  • 3800 W Lawrence Ave — 1,917, 9 min walk SW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 33, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Oct6Tue
Oct7Wed
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 6.
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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.