Chicago parking by block · New City · Ward 20

Parking at 5250 S Lowe Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5200–5299 S Lowe Ave. Everything here is from City records — 4,034 parking tickets written across 64 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Thursday, September 24

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

None

None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 5. 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 5250 S Lowe Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4800 S Union Ave alone took 189 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning343 tickets

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

4800 S Union Ave — 189 tickets, 9 min walk N
5500 S Green St — 61 tickets, 9 min walk SW
700 W 49th St — 50 tickets, 9 min walk N

Plate checks2,955 tickets

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

700 W 50th Pl — 274 tickets, 6 min walk NW
900 W 54th Pl — 244 tickets, 8 min walk SW
5500 S Union Ave — 187 tickets, 8 min walk S

Posted restrictions114 tickets

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

900 W 51st St — 114 tickets, 9 min walk NW

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.

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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 20, section 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.