Chicago parking by address · Uptown · Ward 47

Parking at 5150 N Clark St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5100–5199 N Clark St. Everything here is from City records — 58,236 parking tickets written across 135 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
1211 W Foster Ave (8 min walk) · 5147 N Broadway St (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 47, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed

Streets to watch near 5150 N Clark St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4800 N Ashland Avenue alone took 619 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,765 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4800 N Ashland Avenue — 619 tickets, 7 min walk S
  • 5000 N Ashland Ave — 482 tickets, 2 min walk SW
  • 1400 W Rascher Ave — 307 tickets, 7 min walk N
Permit zones1,282 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 4800 N Paulina St — 514 tickets, 8 min walk S
  • 4800 N Hermitage Ave — 471 tickets, 9 min walk SW
  • 4900 N Wolcott Ave — 297 tickets, 10 min walk SW
Plate checks5,754 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1200 W Winnemac Ave — 367 tickets, 8 min walk E
  • 1300 W Argyle St — 342 tickets, 6 min walk SE
  • 1400 W Lawrence Ave — 334 tickets, 10 min walk S
Posted restrictions658 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1200 W Carmen Ave — 418 tickets, 7 min walk E
  • 5000 N Glenwood Ave — 240 tickets, 4 min walk SE
Metered blocks42,294 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 5300 N Clark St — 4,039 tickets, 4 min walk N
  • 5200 N Clark St — 3,827 tickets, 1 min walk N
  • 5400 N Clark St — 3,573 tickets, 6 min walk N
Other enforcement294 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 4800 N Ravenswood Ave — 294 tickets, 10 min walk SW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1211 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk E
  • 5147 N Broadway St — red-light camera, 9 min walk E
  • 4804 N Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk S
  • 1601 W Lawrence Ave — red-light 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 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 47, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.