Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 50

Parking at 5850 N Virginia Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5800–5899 N Virginia Ave. Everything here is from City records — 11,789 parking tickets written across 108 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Thursday, October 15

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

3137 W Peterson Ave (5 min walk) · 2801 W Peterson Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 50, section 13. 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 5850 N Virginia Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 W Glenlake Ave alone took 211 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,281 tickets

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

2800 W Glenlake Ave — 211 tickets, 9 min walk NE
6100 N Francisco Ave — 175 tickets, 9 min walk NE
5900 N Fairfield Ave — 174 tickets, 9 min walk E

Permit zones643 tickets

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

5900 N Sacramento — 225 tickets, 4 min walk NE
6000 N Richmond St — 159 tickets, 7 min walk NE
5900 N Richmond St — 131 tickets, 4 min walk NE

Plate checks1,334 tickets

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

5700 N Christiana — 220 tickets, 7 min walk W
5800 N Bernard — 171 tickets, 9 min walk W
3200 W Hollywood Ave — 129 tickets, 5 min walk SW

Posted restrictions1,306 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

5700 N Spaulding Ave — 254 tickets, 6 min walk SW
3200 W Olive Ave — 231 tickets, 6 min walk SW
5500 N Christiana Ave — 199 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Metered blocks4,215 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

3200 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 1,336 tickets, 8 min walk SW
3300 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 1,070 tickets, 8 min walk SW
5500 N Spaulding Ave — 483 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Other enforcement281 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

5800 N Lincoln — 131 tickets, 3 min walk E
5700 N Lincoln Ave — 105 tickets, 6 min walk E
3000 W Peterson — 45 tickets, 4 min walk N

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3137 W Peterson Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk NW
2801 W Peterson Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NE
5981 N California Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NE

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 3 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 50, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.