Chicago parking by block · Garfield Ridge · Ward 23

Parking at 5250 S Latrobe Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5200–5299 S Latrobe Ave. Everything here is from City records — 4,986 parking tickets written across 85 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, November 17

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Zone 4

A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.

Cameras nearby?

None

None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 8. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr

Tue

Apr

Wed

Jun

Tue

Jul

Wed

Sep

Tue

Sep

Wed

Nov

Tue

Nov

Wed

Streets to watch near 5250 S Latrobe Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5200 S Lorel Ave alone took 184 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,365 tickets

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

5200 S Lorel Ave — 184 tickets, 3 min walk W
5100 S Laramie Ave — 112 tickets, 3 min walk NE
5200 S Long Ave — 88 tickets, 4 min walk W

Permit zones958 tickets

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

5400 S Latrobe Ave — 171 tickets, 6 min walk S
5200 S Lockwood Ave — 166 tickets, 1 min walk W
5100 S Laporte Ave — 160 tickets, 8 min walk E

City sticker checks47 tickets

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

5000 W 52nd St — 47 tickets, 6 min walk E

Plate checks1,444 tickets

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

5400 S Laramie Ave — 204 tickets, 6 min walk S
5400 S Lockwood Ave — 116 tickets, 6 min walk S
5400 S Luna Ave — 111 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Posted restrictions474 tickets

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

5700 S Archer Ave — 279 tickets, 1 min walk SW
5400 S Archer Ave — 71 tickets, 8 min walk E
5600 S Archer Ave — 65 tickets, 1 min walk S

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
Zone 4 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
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.

Protect this address →Printable one-pager Check another address All Garfield Ridge blocks

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 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.