Chicago parking by block · Portage Park · Ward 45

Parking at 5050 W Dakin St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5000–5099 W Dakin St. Everything here is from City records — 20,571 parking tickets written across 140 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?
3
5148 Irving Park Rd (3 min walk) · 5205 W Irving Park Rd (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 2. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
3
Fri
Apr
6
Mon
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
18
Thu
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed

Streets to watch near 5050 W Dakin St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 N Lamon Ave alone took 254 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,601 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,462 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks195 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks5,276 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions554 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks7,944 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5148 Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 3 min walk NW
  • 5205 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 4 min walk W
  • 4653 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 9 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 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 45, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.