Parking at 5850 N Cumberland Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5800–5899 N Cumberland Ave. Everything here is from City records — 983 parking tickets written across 11 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 5850 N Cumberland Ave
permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 8500 W Gregory St alone took 230 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Permit zones591 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8500 W Gregory St — 230 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 8400 W Gregory St — 138 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 8500 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 126 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Plate checks62 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5800 N Cumberland Ave — 62 tickets, 1 min walk N
Posted restrictions232 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 8400 W Bryn Mawr — 232 tickets, 8 min walk S
Other enforcement44 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 8300 W Bryn Mawr — 44 tickets, 9 min walk S
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.