Parking at 5250 N Cicero Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5200–5299 N Cicero Ave. Everything here is from City records — 1,790 parking tickets written across 47 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 5250 N Cicero Ave
city sticker checks is the thing to watch around here: 5200 N Leclaire Ave alone took 42 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
City sticker checks42 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5200 N Leclaire Ave — 42 tickets, 8 min walk W
Plate checks924 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 W Carmen Ave — 149 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 5000 N Kolmar Ave — 102 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 4800 W Strong St — 89 tickets, 10 min walk S
Metered blocks141 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4900 W Argyle St — 141 tickets, 9 min walk SW
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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.