Parking at 4950 W Foster
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Parking at this address

4950 W Foster

Ward 45, cleaning section 18 · 4,423 parking tickets were written across 93 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 20. 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?
1
4909 N Cicero Ave (9 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5300 W Foster Ave alone took 93 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning427 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5300 W Foster Ave — 93, 10 min walk W
  • 4900 W Ainslie St — 79, 8 min walk S
  • 5200 W Winona St — 63, 7 min walk W
  • 5200 W Carmen Ave — 59, 7 min walk W
  • 5400 N Lieb Ave — 51, 10 min walk NW
Permit zones455 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5100 W Strong St — 149, 8 min walk SW
  • 5100 W Ainslie St — 97, 9 min walk SW
  • 5200 W Strong St — 79, 10 min walk SW
  • 5300 W Winnemac Ave — 77, 10 min walk SW
  • 5100 W Gunnison St — 53, 10 min walk SW
City sticker checks133 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 5200 N Laramie Ave — 50, 6 min walk W
  • 5200 N Leclaire Ave — 42, 3 min walk W
  • 5000 N Leclaire Ave — 41, 5 min walk SW
Plate checks2,157 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5000 W Argyle St — 205, 5 min walk S
  • 5000 W Carmen Ave — 149, 3 min walk S
  • 4800 W Ainslie St — 130, 8 min walk S
  • 4800 W Gunnison St — 115, 10 min walk S
  • 5000 W Gunnison St — 91, 9 min walk S
Posted restrictions44 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 4900 N Laramie Ave — 44, 9 min walk SW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 18. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May19Tue
May20Wed
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue

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, October 19.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
1 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.