Parking at 5650 N Ravenswood Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5600–5699 N Ravenswood Ave. Everything here is from City records — 20,674 parking tickets written across 87 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?
3
5921 N Clark St (8 min walk) · 5885 N Ridge Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5650 N Ravenswood Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 W Rascher Ave alone took 307 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,464 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1400 W Rascher Ave — 307 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 1400 W Olive Ave — 268 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 1400 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 251 tickets, 9 min walk E
Permit zones964 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1600 W Hollywood Ave — 352 tickets, 4 min walk E
- 1600 W Edgewater Ave — 292 tickets, 4 min walk NE
- 6000 N Wolcott Ave — 173 tickets, 9 min walk N
Plate checks1,447 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1600 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 129 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 5300 N Paulina St — 124 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 1600 W Berwyn Ave — 124 tickets, 10 min walk S
Posted restrictions206 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 6000 N Ridge Ave — 206 tickets, 9 min walk N
Metered blocks12,355 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5400 N Clark St — 3,573 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 5500 N Clark St — 3,276 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 5600 N Clark St — 1,055 tickets, 6 min walk E
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5921 N Clark St — red-light camera, 8 min walk NE
- 5885 N Ridge Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk NE
- 5970 N Clark St — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE
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 3 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.
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.