Parking at 3050 W 59th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3000–3099 W 59th St. Everything here is from City records — 30,518 parking tickets written across 141 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
5532 S Kedzie Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 3050 W 59th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6100 S Sacramento Ave alone took 504 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning11,426 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6100 S Sacramento Ave — 504 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 6200 S Sacramento Ave — 497 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 3000 W 59th St — 389 tickets, 1 min walk N
Permit zones4,863 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6200 S Whipple St — 473 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 5900 S Troy St — 464 tickets, 2 min walk SW
- 3100 W 56th St — 464 tickets, 8 min walk N
City sticker checks147 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5500 S Richmond St — 147 tickets, 10 min walk N
Plate checks8,706 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3100 W 61st St — 525 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 6000 S Troy St — 410 tickets, 4 min walk S
- 5600 S Albany Ave — 388 tickets, 6 min walk N
Posted restrictions3,171 tickets
Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.
- 6100 S Troy St — 499 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 6100 S Whipple St — 449 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 5600 S Kedzie Ave — 345 tickets, 7 min walk NW
Metered blocks2,205 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3200 W 62nd Pl — 713 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 6200 S Troy St — 706 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 6200 S Albany Ave — 589 tickets, 9 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5532 S Kedzie Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk N
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- A spoken warning before you reach any of the 1 cameras nearby.
- Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
- The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.