Parking at 5050 N Harlem
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5000–5099 N Harlem. Everything here is from City records — 1,791 parking tickets written across 66 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
6824 W Foster Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5050 N Harlem
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7100 W Strong St alone took 48 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning48 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7100 W Strong St — 48 tickets, 5 min walk SE
Permit zones334 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7100 W Summerdale Ave — 158 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 5400 N Neva Ave — 83 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 5300 N Mont Clare Ave — 50 tickets, 6 min walk N
Plate checks256 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7100 W Foster — 174 tickets, 2 min walk N
- 6900 W Balmoral Ave — 42 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 7000 W Berwyn Ave — 40 tickets, 7 min walk NE
Other enforcement149 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 7100 W Balmoral Ave — 149 tickets, 8 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 6824 W Foster Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk E
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.