Parking at 5050 S California Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5000–5099 S California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 14,314 parking tickets written across 95 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 14, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 5050 S California Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2600 W 47th St alone took 296 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
- 2600 W 47th St — 296 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 5000 S Rockwell St — 242 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 2700 W 47th St — 215 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 3000 W 53rd St — 627 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 5200 S Troy St — 472 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 5000 S Artesian Ave — 355 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 5200 S Albany Ave — 295 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 5200 S Maplewood Ave — 244 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 5100 S Sacramento Ave — 244 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 2500 W 51st St — 169 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 2700 W 51st St — 160 tickets, 1 min walk S
- 5400 S California Ave — 158 tickets, 10 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2445 W 51st St — speed camera, 8 min walk E
- 2440 W 51st St — speed camera, 8 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 2 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.
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 14, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.