Chicago parking by block · Fuller Park · Ward 20
Parking at 5050 S Princeton Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5000–5099 S Princeton Ave. Everything here is from City records — 1,859 parking tickets written across 34 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 5050 S Princeton Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5100 S Wabash Ave alone took 203 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning285 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5100 S Wabash Ave — 203 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 4700 S Shields Ave — 82 tickets, 7 min walk N
Permit zones61 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 300 W Swann St — 61 tickets, 10 min walk N
Plate checks1,051 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4900 S Wabash Ave — 212 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 4900 S Princeton Ave — 149 tickets, 2 min walk N
- 5300 S Princeton Ave — 126 tickets, 8 min walk S
Posted restrictions91 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4700 S Federal — 91 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Other enforcement52 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 4800 S State St — 52 tickets, 9 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.
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 20, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.