Chicago parking by block · Gage Park · Ward 14

Parking at 5150 S Whipple St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5100–5199 S Whipple St. Everything here is from City records — 17,859 parking tickets written across 92 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
5452 S Kedzie Ave (9 min walk) · 3212 W 55th St (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 14, section 9. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
23
Thu
Apr
24
Fri
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Sep
28
Mon
Sep
29
Tue
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 5150 S Whipple St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 W 54th St alone took 346 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,166 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones5,751 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks6,945 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,949 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5452 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk SW
  • 3212 W 55th St — speed camera, 10 min walk SW
  • 3209 W 55th St — red-light camera, 10 min walk SW

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 3 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 14, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.