Chicago parking by block · West Elsdon · Ward 23

Parking at 5450 S Ridgeway Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5400–5499 S Ridgeway Ave. Everything here is from City records — 11,586 parking tickets written across 110 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
3510 W 55th St (5 min walk) · 3946 W 55th St (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 14. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Sep
24
Thu
Sep
25
Fri

Streets to watch near 5450 S Ridgeway Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3400 W 56th St alone took 117 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning833 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,945 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks120 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,763 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,310 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3510 W 55th St — speed camera, 5 min walk E
  • 3946 W 55th St — red-light camera, 6 min walk W
  • 5433 S Pulaski Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk W
  • 5428 S Pulaski S Rd — speed camera, 6 min walk W
  • 5450 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 7 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 5 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 14. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.