Chicago parking by block · Albany Park · Ward 39

Parking at 5150 N Avers Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5100–5199 N Avers Ave. Everything here is from City records — 21,687 parking tickets written across 70 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 61
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
6
3970 W Foster Ave (4 min walk) · 5120 N Pulaski Rd (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 39, section 10. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
27
Mon
Apr
28
Tue
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
18
Thu
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
1
Thu

Streets to watch near 5150 N Avers Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3500 W Ainslie St alone took 281 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,409 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,744 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,536 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,501 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks9,350 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3970 W Foster Avered-light camera, 4 min walk W
  • 5120 N Pulaski Rdspeed camera, 4 min walk W
  • 5210 N Pulaski Rdred-light camera, 4 min walk W
  • 4124 W Foster Avespeed camera, 7 min walk W
  • 4812 N Pulaski Rdred-light camera, 9 min walk SW
  • 4005 W Lawrence Avered-light camera, 10 min walk SW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 61 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 39, section 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.