Chicago parking by block · West Elsdon · Ward 13

Parking at 5850 S Karlov Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5800–5899 S Karlov Ave. Everything here is from City records — 12,161 parking tickets written across 119 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, November 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
4298 w 59th St (5 min walk) · 6198 S Pulaski Rd (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 13, section 23. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 5850 S Karlov Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3700 W 59th St alone took 354 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,051 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,135 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks354 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks5,916 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions987 tickets
Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.
Metered blocks403 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4298 w 59th St — speed camera, 5 min walk W
  • 6198 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 9 min walk S
  • 6201 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 9 min walk S

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 13, section 23. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.