Parking at 5650 S Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5600–5699 S Cottage Grove Ave. Everything here is from City records — 30,881 parking tickets written across 73 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?
2
536 E Morgan Dr (6 min walk) · 5330 S Cottage Grove Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5650 S Cottage Grove Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Drexel Ave alone took 577 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,009 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 S Drexel Ave — 577 tickets, 3 min walk E
- 5400 S Ingleside Ave — 389 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 5400 S Ellis Ave — 333 tickets, 8 min walk NE
Permit zones232 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6000 S Drexel Ave — 232 tickets, 10 min walk S
Plate checks9,502 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5700 S Drexel Ave — 1,133 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 5700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 956 tickets, 2 min walk S
- 5300 S Maryland Ave — 575 tickets, 9 min walk N
Posted restrictions7,821 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 E 57th St — 1,894 tickets, 1 min walk SW
- 5600 S Maryland Ave — 1,301 tickets, 1 min walk NE
- 5800 S Cottage Grove Ave — 919 tickets, 4 min walk S
Metered blocks10,916 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5700 S Ellis Ave — 3,767 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 5800 S Ellis Ave — 3,336 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 900 E 59th St — 2,738 tickets, 7 min walk SE
Other enforcement195 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1000 E 59th St — 150 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 6000 S Cottage Grove Ave — 45 tickets, 10 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 536 E Morgan Dr — speed camera, 6 min walk NW
- 5330 S Cottage Grove Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk N
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 2 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.