Chicago parking by block · West Elsdon · Ward 23

Parking at 5350 S Karlov

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5300–5399 S Karlov. Everything here is from City records — 14,382 parking tickets written across 122 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
5428 S Pulaski S Rd (3 min walk) · 5450 S Pulaski Rd (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 12. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
1
Fri
May
4
Mon
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Sep
18
Fri
Sep
21
Mon

Streets to watch near 5350 S Karlov

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 S Kenneth Ave alone took 153 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning750 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,821 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks5,455 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,677 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks217 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5428 S Pulaski S Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk SE
  • 5450 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 3 min walk SE
  • 5433 S Pulaski Ave — speed camera, 3 min walk SE
  • 3946 W 55th St — red-light camera, 4 min walk SE
  • 5030 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 9 min walk N
  • 4989 S Archer Ave — red-light camera, 9 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 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 23, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.