Chicago parking by block · Belmont Cragin · Ward 36
Parking at 5250 W Grand
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5200–5299 W Grand. Everything here is from City records — 20,726 parking tickets written across 111 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
5440 W Grand Ave (4 min walk) · 2379 N Laramie Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5250 W Grand
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5300 W Fullerton Ave alone took 412 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,602 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5300 W Fullerton Ave — 412 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 2300 N Latrobe Ave — 286 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 1800 N Luna Ave — 259 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Permit zones1,815 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2000 N Parkside — 662 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 1700 N Luna Ave — 409 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 5100 W Medill Ave — 361 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks5,371 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2100 N Latrobe Ave — 331 tickets, 3 min walk NE
- 1700 N Linder Ave — 322 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 2400 N Lockwood Ave — 297 tickets, 10 min walk N
Posted restrictions6,016 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2100 N Parkside — 504 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 5100 W Palmer St — 421 tickets, 6 min walk NE
- 2100 N Lockwood Ave — 369 tickets, 3 min walk N
Metered blocks629 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5100 W Fullerton Ave — 629 tickets, 10 min walk N
Other enforcement63 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5500 W Homer St — 63 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5440 W Grand Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk W
- 2379 N Laramie Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk N
- 5152 W Fullerton Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk N
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 3 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.
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 36, section 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.