Parking at 4950 S Prairie Ave
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Parking at this address

4950 S Prairie Ave

Ward 3, cleaning section 14 · 18,170 parking tickets were written across 100 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25 · Tuesday, November 10 · Thursday, November 12. 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: 400 E 48th St alone took 574 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,327 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 400 E 48th St — 574, 6 min walk NE
  • 4700 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 461, 7 min walk NE
  • 4800 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 403, 5 min walk NE
  • 5100 S Calumet Ave — 400, 6 min walk SE
  • 4600 S Wabash Ave — 344, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks6,345 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 600 E 50th Pl — 598, 10 min walk E
  • 4700 S Michigan Ave — 318, 7 min walk NW
  • 500 E 50th Pl — 306, 7 min walk E
  • 4700 S Calumet Ave — 286, 6 min walk N
  • 4900 S Vincennes Ave — 279, 6 min walk E
Posted restrictions963 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5000 S Forrestville Ave — 898, 8 min walk E
  • 4700 S State St — 65, 8 min walk NW
Metered blocks1,671 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 200 E 47th St — 655, 7 min walk N
  • 100 E 47th St — 588, 7 min walk N
  • 300 E 47th St — 382, 8 min walk NE
  • 100 E 53rd St — 46, 9 min walk S
Other enforcement690 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 500 E 51st St — 427, 8 min walk E
  • 300 E 51st St — 135, 4 min walk SE
  • 0 W 47th St — 76, 10 min walk NW
  • 4800 S State St — 52, 7 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 3, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May7Thu
May8Fri
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
Nov10Tue
Nov12Thu

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, September 24.
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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.