Chicago parking by block · North Park · Ward 39

Parking at 5150 N Spaulding Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5100–5199 N Spaulding Ave. Everything here is from City records — 28,450 parking tickets written across 102 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

3034 W Foster Ave (7 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.

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Streets to watch near 5150 N Spaulding Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4900 N Kedzie Ave alone took 468 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,581 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

4900 N Kedzie Ave — 468 tickets, 6 min walk SE
3200 W Argyle St — 456 tickets, 5 min walk SE
5000 N Spaulding Ave — 383 tickets, 2 min walk S

Permit zones3,293 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

4900 N Christiana Ave — 476 tickets, 6 min walk S
4800 N Bernard St — 370 tickets, 9 min walk SW
4900 N Bernard St — 319 tickets, 7 min walk SW

Plate checks3,476 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

5000 N Albany Ave — 372 tickets, 6 min walk SE
4900 N Whipple St — 237 tickets, 8 min walk SE
5000 N Bernard St — 210 tickets, 5 min walk SW

Posted restrictions3,012 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

5000 N Central Park Ave — 495 tickets, 8 min walk W
3000 W Argyle St — 424 tickets, 8 min walk SE
3300 W Ainslie St — 365 tickets, 7 min walk S

Metered blocks12,033 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

3400 W Lawrence Ave — 2,826 tickets, 10 min walk S
3200 W Lawrence Ave — 2,594 tickets, 9 min walk S
3300 W Lawrence Ave — 1,140 tickets, 9 min walk S

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3034 W Foster Ave — speed camera, 7 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 1 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.