Chicago parking by block · Gage Park · Ward 15

Parking at 5750 S Washtenaw Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5700–5799 S Washtenaw Ave. Everything here is from City records — 21,178 parking tickets written across 137 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 2373
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
5
2513 W 55th St (7 min walk) · 5520 S Western Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 15, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
8
Tue
Sep
9
Wed
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 5750 S Washtenaw Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 W 59th St alone took 343 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning9,130 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,351 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks147 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks5,364 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,395 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks1,614 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2513 W 55th St — speed camera, 7 min walk NE
  • 5520 S Western Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk NE
  • 5529 S Western Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk NE
  • 2409 W 55th St — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE
  • 5486 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk NE

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 2373 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 15, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.