Chicago parking by block · Portage Park · Ward 45

Parking at 5250 W Lawrence Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5200–5299 W Lawrence Ave. Everything here is from City records — 10,950 parking tickets written across 128 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
5432 W Lawrence Ave (5 min walk) · 5471 W Higgins Rd (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 5. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
Jun
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri

Streets to watch near 5250 W Lawrence Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4500 N Long Ave alone took 103 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,244 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,316 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks41 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks3,464 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions44 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks3,672 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement273 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5432 W Lawrence Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk W
  • 5471 W Higgins Rd — speed camera, 5 min walk W
  • 4949 W Lawrence Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk E

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