Chicago parking by block · Jefferson Park · Ward 45

Parking at 5350 N Austin Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5300–5399 N Austin Ave. Everything here is from City records — 4,922 parking tickets written across 114 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
6020 W Foster Ave (3 min walk) · 5242 N Northwest Hwy (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 10. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
27
Mon
Apr
28
Tue
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Sep
24
Thu
Sep
25
Fri

Streets to watch near 5350 N Austin Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 N Mango Ave alone took 127 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning780 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones317 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,547 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 6020 W Foster Avespeed camera, 3 min walk S
  • 5242 N Northwest Hwyred-light camera, 9 min walk E
  • 5665 W Foster Avered-light camera, 9 min walk SE
  • �5310 N Milwaukee Avered-light camera, 10 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 4 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 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.