Chicago parking by block · New City · Ward 16

Parking at 5450 S Wolcott Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5400–5499 S Wolcott Ave. Everything here is from City records — 11,232 parking tickets written across 129 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, November 6

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

None

None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 16, section 2. 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 Wolcott Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Wolcott Ave alone took 273 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,543 tickets

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

5600 S Wolcott Ave — 273 tickets, 4 min walk S
1900 W 51st St — 269 tickets, 10 min walk N
5600 S Winchester Ave — 200 tickets, 5 min walk S

City sticker checks61 tickets

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

2100 W Garfield Blvd — 61 tickets, 7 min walk W

Plate checks4,805 tickets

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

5200 S Marshfield Ave — 199 tickets, 8 min walk NE
5300 S Justine St — 195 tickets, 9 min walk E
5700 S Marshfield Ave — 193 tickets, 10 min walk SE

Posted restrictions100 tickets

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

1800 W 51st St — 100 tickets, 10 min walk N

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 16, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.