Chicago parking by block · Gage Park · Ward 14

Parking at 5250 S Rockwell St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5200–5299 S Rockwell St. Everything here is from City records — 16,123 parking tickets written across 108 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 2126
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
6
2445 W 51st St (5 min walk) · 2440 W 51st St (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 14, section 7. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
17
Fri
Apr
20
Mon
Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Jul
31
Fri
Aug
3
Mon
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
13
Fri
Nov
16
Mon

Streets to watch near 5250 S Rockwell St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 S Rockwell St alone took 242 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,644 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,676 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,707 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,477 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks1,438 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2445 W 51st St — speed camera, 5 min walk NE
  • 2440 W 51st St — speed camera, 5 min walk NE
  • 2513 W 55th St — speed camera, 7 min walk S
  • 5486 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk SE
  • 2409 W 55th St — red-light camera, 8 min walk SE
  • 5006 S Western Blvd — speed camera, 8 min walk NE

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 2126 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 6 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 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.