Chicago parking by block · West Elsdon · Ward 23

Parking at 5450 S Komensky Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5400–5499 S Komensky Ave. Everything here is from City records — 12,249 parking tickets written across 118 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?

Zone 707

A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.

Cameras nearby?

5450 S Pulaski Rd (1 min walk) · 5428 S Pulaski S Rd (1 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.

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Streets to watch near 5450 S Komensky Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Kolin Ave alone took 143 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning808 tickets

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

5600 S Kolin Ave — 143 tickets, 9 min walk SW
3800 W 57th St — 112 tickets, 9 min walk SE
3900 W 57th St — 104 tickets, 8 min walk S

Permit zones3,436 tickets

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

3900 W 56th Pl — 438 tickets, 5 min walk SE
5400 S Springfield Ave — 240 tickets, 4 min walk E
4000 W 56th St — 200 tickets, 4 min walk S

City sticker checks120 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

3700 W 56th St — 120 tickets, 9 min walk SE

Plate checks5,529 tickets

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

5700 S Kildare Ave — 232 tickets, 10 min walk SW
5200 S Tripp Ave — 220 tickets, 8 min walk NW
5400 S Harding Ave — 196 tickets, 3 min walk E

Posted restrictions1,899 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

4200 W 55th St — 248 tickets, 5 min walk W
3600 W 55th St — 247 tickets, 10 min walk E
4400 W 55th St — 245 tickets, 10 min walk W

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5450 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 1 min walk E
5428 S Pulaski S Rd — speed camera, 1 min walk E
5433 S Pulaski Ave — speed camera, 1 min walk E
3946 W 55th St — red-light camera, 2 min walk SE

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
Zone 707 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
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 23, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.