Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Square · Ward 33
Parking at 5050 N N Branch Chicago River
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5000–5099 N N Branch Chicago River. Everything here is from City records — 30,606 parking tickets written across 113 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
3034 W Foster Ave (4 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5050 N N Branch Chicago River
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4900 N Kedzie Ave alone took 468 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning7,978 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4900 N Kedzie Ave — 468 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 3200 W Argyle St — 456 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 4700 N Whipple St — 445 tickets, 7 min walk S
Permit zones3,323 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2700 W Farragut Ave — 534 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 4900 N Christiana Ave — 476 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 3000 W Gunnison St — 436 tickets, 5 min walk S
Plate checks2,203 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 N Albany Ave — 372 tickets, 2 min walk W
- 4900 N Whipple St — 237 tickets, 3 min walk SW
- 4700 N Virginia — 183 tickets, 8 min walk SE
Posted restrictions3,082 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 3000 W Leland Ave — 463 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 3000 W Argyle St — 424 tickets, 1 min walk S
- 3300 W Ainslie St — 365 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Metered blocks13,686 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3200 W Lawrence Ave — 2,594 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 3100 W Lawrence Ave — 2,250 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 4700 N Kedzie Ave — 1,856 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Other enforcement124 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 2600 W Foster Ave — 69 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 2700 W Foster — 55 tickets, 7 min walk NE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 3034 W Foster Ave — speed camera, 4 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 33, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.