Chicago parking by block · Washington Park · Ward 20

Parking at 5650 S Wabash Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5600–5699 S Wabash Ave. Everything here is from City records — 10,592 parking tickets written across 101 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
5523 S Wentworth Ave (7 min walk) · 176 W Garfield Blvd (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
25
Thu
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Oct
13
Tue
Oct
14
Wed
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 5650 S Wabash Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5800 S Michigan Ave alone took 317 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,997 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Plate checks6,884 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Metered blocks46 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5523 S Wentworth Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk NW
  • 176 W Garfield Blvd — red-light camera, 7 min walk NW

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 20, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.