Chicago parking by block · Forest Glen · Ward 39

Parking at 5450 N Latham

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5400–5499 N Latham. Everything here is from City records — 1,260 parking tickets written across 42 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 39, 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
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Aug
26
Wed
Aug
27
Thu
Oct
19
Mon
Oct
20
Tue

Streets to watch near 5450 N Latham

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 N Lieb Ave alone took 51 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning51 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
City sticker checks92 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks505 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • 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 16. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.