Chicago parking by block · Gage Park · Ward 15

Parking at 5050 S Fairfield Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5000–5099 S Fairfield Ave. Everything here is from City records — 13,585 parking tickets written across 96 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 252
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
3
2445 W 51st St (7 min walk) · 2440 W 51st St (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 15, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
9
Thu
Apr
10
Fri
May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Jul
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
1
Thu
Oct
29
Thu
Oct
30
Fri

Streets to watch near 5050 S Fairfield 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.

Street cleaning4,274 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,660 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks5,610 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions971 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2445 W 51st St — speed camera, 7 min walk E
  • 2440 W 51st St — speed camera, 7 min walk E
  • 5006 S Western Blvd — speed camera, 10 min walk E

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 252 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 3 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.
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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 15, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.