Chicago parking by block · Grand Boulevard · Ward 3

Parking at 5050 S Federal St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5000–5099 S Federal St. Everything here is from City records — 6,232 parking tickets written across 67 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, September 22

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 3, 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 S Federal St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4800 S Michigan Ave alone took 292 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,082 tickets

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

4800 S Michigan Ave — 292 tickets, 7 min walk NE
5100 S Wabash Ave — 203 tickets, 5 min walk SE
5100 S Prairie Ave — 200 tickets, 9 min walk E

Permit zones42 tickets

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

100 W Swann St — 42 tickets, 10 min walk N

Plate checks3,326 tickets

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

4700 S Michigan Ave — 318 tickets, 9 min walk NE
5000 S Michigan Ave — 260 tickets, 6 min walk E
5100 S Indiana Ave — 259 tickets, 9 min walk SE

Posted restrictions268 tickets

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

4600 S Federal — 112 tickets, 10 min walk N
4700 S Federal — 91 tickets, 7 min walk N
4700 S State St — 65 tickets, 7 min walk N

Metered blocks46 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

100 E 53rd St — 46 tickets, 10 min walk SE

Other enforcement128 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

0 W 47th St — 76 tickets, 9 min walk N
4800 S State St — 52 tickets, 5 min walk NE

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