Parking at 5250 N La Crosse Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5200–5299 N La Crosse Ave. Everything here is from City records — 2,697 parking tickets written across 63 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 39, section 16. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 5250 N La Crosse Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4900 N Kolmar Ave alone took 84 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
- 4900 N Kolmar Ave — 84 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 5200 N Laramie Ave — 50 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 5200 N Leclaire Ave — 42 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 5000 N Leclaire Ave — 41 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 5000 W Argyle St — 205 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 5000 W Carmen Ave — 149 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 4800 W Ainslie St — 130 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 4900 W Argyle St — 141 tickets, 8 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 4909 N Cicero Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk S
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.
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 16. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.