Chicago parking by block · Ward 41

Parking at 5050 N Cumberland

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5000–5099 N Cumberland. Everything here is from City records — 2,843 parking tickets written across 31 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, October 6

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

None

None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 41, section 13. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 5050 N Cumberland

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8600 W Berwyn alone took 237 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,486 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

8600 W Berwyn — 237 tickets, 9 min walk NW
5300 N Delphia Ave — 235 tickets, 8 min walk NW
5200 N Reserve Ave — 190 tickets, 10 min walk NW

Permit zones246 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

5400 N Chester Ave — 206 tickets, 10 min walk N
8500 W St Joseph Ave — 40 tickets, 4 min walk NW

Plate checks503 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

8500 W Catherine Ave — 227 tickets, 9 min walk NW
8400 W Catherine Ave — 94 tickets, 9 min walk N
4600 N Commons Dr — 79 tickets, 10 min walk S

Posted restrictions427 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

8600 W Summerdale — 295 tickets, 9 min walk NW
5100 N Delphia Ave — 78 tickets, 5 min walk NW
8500 W Foster — 54 tickets, 6 min walk NW

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
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.

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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 41, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.