Chicago parking by block · Archer Heights · Ward 14

Parking at 5050 S Pulaski

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5000–5099 S Pulaski. Everything here is from City records — 18,400 parking tickets written across 123 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
5030 S Pulaski Rd (1 min walk) · 4989 S Archer Ave (1 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 14, 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
Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Jul
23
Thu
Jul
24
Fri
Sep
14
Mon
Sep
15
Tue
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 5050 S Pulaski

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4900 S Tripp Ave alone took 234 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning817 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones8,458 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks249 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,720 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,330 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks217 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5030 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 1 min walk NW
  • 4989 S Archer Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk NW
  • 4996 S Archer Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk N
  • 4929 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk N
  • 4925 S Archer Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk NE
  • 5428 S Pulaski S Rd — speed camera, 10 min walk S

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 6 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 14, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.