Chicago parking by block · Portage Park · Ward 38

Parking at 5650 W Pensacola Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5600–5699 W Pensacola Ave. Everything here is from City records — 8,678 parking tickets written across 133 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, September 22

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

4123 N Central Ave (6 min walk) · 4010 N Central Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 38, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 5650 W Pensacola Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4100 N Marmora Ave alone took 206 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,031 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

4100 N Marmora Ave — 206 tickets, 8 min walk SW
5400 W Berteau Ave — 171 tickets, 6 min walk SE
5800 W Eastwood Ave — 113 tickets, 9 min walk NW

Permit zones222 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

4100 N Mango Ave — 90 tickets, 6 min walk SW
5300 W Berteau Ave — 83 tickets, 9 min walk SE
4000 N Mango Ave — 49 tickets, 8 min walk S

Plate checks4,692 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

5200 W Agatite Ave — 179 tickets, 10 min walk E
5500 W Agatite Ave — 166 tickets, 3 min walk NE
4200 N Marmora Ave — 159 tickets, 7 min walk SW

Posted restrictions840 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

5200 W Montrose Ave — 270 tickets, 10 min walk E
5400 W Montrose Ave — 216 tickets, 5 min walk E
5300 W Montrose Ave — 182 tickets, 8 min walk E

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

4123 N Central Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk S
4010 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk S
5601 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 9 min walk S
5454 W Irving Park — speed camera, 10 min walk SE

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 4 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 38, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.