Chicago parking by block · West Elsdon · Ward 23

Parking at 5750 S Hamlin Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5700–5799 S Hamlin Ave. Everything here is from City records — 11,746 parking tickets written across 102 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Wednesday, September 30

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

3946 W 55th St (8 min walk) · 5450 S Pulaski Rd (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 16. 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 5750 S Hamlin Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3700 W 59th St alone took 354 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,224 tickets

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

3700 W 59th St — 354 tickets, 4 min walk SE
3500 W 59th St — 343 tickets, 7 min walk SE
3600 W 58th Pl — 153 tickets, 4 min walk SE

Permit zones1,600 tickets

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

3900 W 56th Pl — 438 tickets, 5 min walk NW
5400 S Springfield Ave — 240 tickets, 9 min walk N
3900 W 59th St — 225 tickets, 7 min walk SW

City sticker checks307 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

4100 W 58th Pl — 143 tickets, 9 min walk W
3700 W 56th St — 120 tickets, 3 min walk N
6000 S Hamlin Ave — 44 tickets, 8 min walk S

Plate checks6,146 tickets

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

3500 W 58th St — 233 tickets, 5 min walk E
3500 W 61st St — 223 tickets, 10 min walk SE
3500 W 57th St — 221 tickets, 7 min walk E

Posted restrictions1,130 tickets

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

3600 W 55th St — 247 tickets, 8 min walk NE
3900 W 55th St — 210 tickets, 8 min walk NW
3800 W 55th St — 199 tickets, 7 min walk N

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3946 W 55th St — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
5450 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
5433 S Pulaski Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk NW
3510 W 55th St — speed camera, 10 min walk NE
5428 S Pulaski S Rd — speed camera, 10 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 5 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 23, section 16. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.