Chicago parking by block · Jefferson Park · Ward 39

Parking at 5250 W Ardmore

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5200–5299 W Ardmore. Everything here is from City records — 1,364 parking tickets written across 39 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Wednesday, October 21

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 39, section 17. 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 W Ardmore

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 N Central Ave alone took 100 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning326 tickets

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

5500 N Central Ave — 100 tickets, 9 min walk SW
5600 N Parkside Ave — 84 tickets, 9 min walk W
5400 N Lieb Ave — 51 tickets, 9 min walk S

Permit zones266 tickets

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

5500 W Catalpa Ave — 106 tickets, 9 min walk SW
5500 N Luna Ave — 85 tickets, 8 min walk SW
5600 N Luna Ave — 75 tickets, 7 min walk SW

Plate checks381 tickets

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

5700 N Elston Ave — 76 tickets, 9 min walk W
5600 N Central Ave — 68 tickets, 8 min walk W
5400 N Elston Ave — 68 tickets, 7 min walk S

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 39, section 17. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.