Chicago parking by block · Forest Glen · Ward 39
Parking at 5850 N Cicero Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5800–5899 N Cicero Ave. Everything here is from City records — 560 parking tickets written across 29 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
4750 W Peterson Ave (4 min walk) · 6020 N Cicero Ave (4 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5850 N Cicero Ave
plate checks is the thing to watch around here: 6200 N Cicero Ave alone took 191 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Plate checks191 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6200 N Cicero Ave — 191 tickets, 9 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 4750 W Peterson Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk N
- 6020 N Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk N
- 4707 W Peterson Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk NE
- 4674 W Peterson Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk NE
- 6125 N Cicero Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk N
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.
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 39, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.