Chicago parking by block · Jefferson Park · Ward 45

Parking at 5350 N Milwaukee

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5300–5399 N Milwaukee. Everything here is from City records — 6,483 parking tickets written across 128 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
5272 N Central Ave (2 min walk) · �5310 N Milwaukee Ave (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 16. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Oct
13
Tue
Oct
14
Wed

Streets to watch near 5350 N Milwaukee

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 W Higgins Ave alone took 132 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,473 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones777 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks85 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks2,827 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Metered blocks92 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5272 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk SE
  • �5310 N Milwaukee Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk SE
  • 5432 N Central Ave — speed camera, 3 min walk NE
  • 5242 N Northwest Hwy — red-light camera, 3 min walk S
  • 5665 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk S
  • 6020 W Foster Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk W

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 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 45, section 16. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.