Chicago parking by block · Austin · Ward 28

Parking at 5050 W Maypole

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5000–5099 W Maypole. Everything here is from City records — 19,647 parking tickets written across 125 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
5146 W Madison St (6 min walk) · 5201 W Madison St (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 28, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
23
Thu
Apr
24
Fri
May
19
Tue
May
20
Wed
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Sep
28
Mon
Sep
29
Tue
Oct
23
Fri
Oct
26
Mon
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 5050 W Maypole

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 W Monroe St alone took 695 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,156 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,774 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks6,496 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions414 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement323 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5146 W Madison Stred-light camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 5201 W Madison Stred-light camera, 7 min walk SW
  • 108 N Cicero Avered-light camera, 8 min walk SE
  • 25 N Cicero Avered-light camera, 8 min walk SE

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 4 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 28, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.