Parking at 5150 N Marine Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5100–5199 N Marine Dr. Everything here is from City records — 43,694 parking tickets written across 77 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?
4
922 W Foster Ave (3 min walk) · 5204 N Sheridan Rd (3 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5150 N Marine Dr
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 W Lawrence Ave alone took 1,054 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning8,368 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 800 W Lawrence Ave — 1,054 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 900 W Lawrence Ave — 809 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 1000 W Winona St — 743 tickets, 5 min walk W
Permit zones5,510 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4800 N Kenmore Ave — 2,438 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 4800 N Winthrop Ave — 1,936 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 1000 W Ainslie St — 786 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Plate checks4,653 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5400 N Kenmore Ave — 854 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 900 W Winona St — 746 tickets, 3 min walk W
- 5400 N Winthrop Ave — 661 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Posted restrictions4,130 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1000 W Catalpa — 1,022 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 5200 N Sheridan Road — 847 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 5100 N Simonds Dr — 810 tickets, 3 min walk NE
Metered blocks20,806 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5000 N Sheridan Rd — 4,090 tickets, 4 min walk SW
- 1000 W Argyle St — 2,328 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 4900 N Sheridan Rd — 1,920 tickets, 5 min walk SW
Other enforcement55 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5000 N Simonds Dr — 55 tickets, 6 min walk SE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 922 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 3 min walk W
- 5204 N Sheridan Rd — red-light camera, 3 min walk W
- 5147 N Broadway St — red-light camera, 8 min walk W
- 1211 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk W
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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.