Chicago parking by block · West Elsdon · Ward 13

Parking at 5650 S Kolin Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5600–5699 S Kolin Ave. Everything here is from City records — 13,370 parking tickets written across 111 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, November 4
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
4298 w 59th St (7 min walk) · 5450 S Pulaski Rd (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 13, section 22. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 5650 S Kolin Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 S Kenneth Ave alone took 153 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,102 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones5,505 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks198 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,952 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,213 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks132 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4298 w 59th Stspeed camera, 7 min walk S
  • 5450 S Pulaski Rdred-light camera, 10 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 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.
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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 13, section 22. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.