Chicago parking by block · Archer Heights · Ward 23

Parking at 5150 S Kolmar Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5100–5199 S Kolmar Ave. Everything here is from City records — 15,727 parking tickets written across 115 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Wednesday, September 16

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

5356 S Archer Ave (6 min walk) · 5207 S Cicero Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 11. 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 S Kolmar Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4900 S Tripp Ave alone took 234 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning769 tickets

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

4900 S Tripp Ave — 234 tickets, 9 min walk NE
5400 S Kenneth Ave — 153 tickets, 9 min walk S
4800 S Kilpatrick Ave — 98 tickets, 8 min walk NW

Permit zones5,780 tickets

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

4300 W 49th St — 528 tickets, 8 min walk NE
5000 S Kildare Ave — 415 tickets, 7 min walk E
4200 W 50th St — 351 tickets, 8 min walk NE

City sticker checks178 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

5100 S Knox Ave — 178 tickets, 3 min walk SW

Plate checks6,626 tickets

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

4700 S Kenneth Ave — 595 tickets, 9 min walk N
4500 W 51st St — 558 tickets, 1 min walk NE
4400 W 48th St — 293 tickets, 9 min walk N

Posted restrictions1,723 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

4200 W 49th St — 277 tickets, 10 min walk NE
4500 W 55th St — 259 tickets, 10 min walk S
4300 W 50th St — 252 tickets, 6 min walk NE

Metered blocks217 tickets

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

5100 S Archer Ave — 217 tickets, 7 min walk E

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5356 S Archer Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk W
5207 S Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 7 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 2 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 23, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.