Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Square · Ward 39

Parking at 5450 N Francisco Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5400–5499 N Francisco Ave. Everything here is from City records — 12,264 parking tickets written across 116 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, October 2

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

3034 W Foster Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 39, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 5450 N Francisco Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 N Sawyer Ave alone took 188 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,309 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

5400 N Sawyer Ave — 188 tickets, 9 min walk W
3200 W Balmoral Ave — 185 tickets, 9 min walk W
5400 N Rockwell St — 144 tickets, 8 min walk E

Permit zones4,598 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

2700 W Farragut Ave — 534 tickets, 6 min walk SE
2500 W Balmoral — 476 tickets, 9 min walk E
2500 W Catalpa — 310 tickets, 9 min walk E

Plate checks1,159 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

5600 N Rockwell St — 157 tickets, 9 min walk NE
5200 N Sawyer Ave — 144 tickets, 10 min walk SW
5400 N Kedzie Ave — 143 tickets, 8 min walk W

Posted restrictions672 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

5300 N Rockwell St — 183 tickets, 8 min walk E
5000 N California Ave — 152 tickets, 9 min walk S
3100 W Foster Ave — 144 tickets, 8 min walk SW

Metered blocks1,656 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

2700 W Winona St — 565 tickets, 8 min walk SE
5400 N Lincoln Ave — 279 tickets, 9 min walk E
5500 N Sawyer Ave — 227 tickets, 9 min walk W

Other enforcement229 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

5700 N Lincoln Ave — 105 tickets, 9 min walk N
2600 W Foster Ave — 69 tickets, 9 min walk SE
2700 W Foster — 55 tickets, 7 min walk SE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3034 W Foster Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk SW

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 1 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 39, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.