Parking at 5450 W 51st St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5400–5499 W 51st St. Everything here is from City records — 4,359 parking tickets written across 80 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 5450 W 51st St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5200 S Lorel Ave alone took 184 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,323 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5200 S Lorel Ave — 184 tickets, 4 min walk SE
- 5100 S Laramie Ave — 112 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 5200 S Long Ave — 88 tickets, 4 min walk S
Permit zones633 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5200 S Lockwood Ave — 166 tickets, 5 min walk SE
- 5200 S Parkside Ave — 143 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 5200 S Latrobe Ave — 104 tickets, 6 min walk SE
Plate checks1,278 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5400 S Lockwood Ave — 116 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 5400 S Luna Ave — 111 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 5100 S Luna Ave — 102 tickets, 3 min walk SW
Posted restrictions397 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5700 S Archer Ave — 279 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 5600 S Archer Ave — 65 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 5900 S Archer Ave — 53 tickets, 9 min walk SW
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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.