Chicago parking by block · Garfield Ridge · Ward 13
Parking at 5850 S Oak Park Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5800–5899 S Oak Park Ave. Everything here is from City records — 2,141 parking tickets written across 92 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 S Oak Park Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6100 S Oak Park Ave alone took 108 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning394 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6100 S Oak Park Ave — 108 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 5800 S Newcastle Ave — 55 tickets, 1 min walk W
- 6500 W 60th St — 55 tickets, 8 min walk SE
Permit zones99 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6400 W 57th St — 99 tickets, 9 min walk NE
City sticker checks50 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5500 S Newland Ave — 50 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks171 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5400 S Oak Park Ave — 86 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 5500 S Sayre Ave — 85 tickets, 9 min walk NW
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 13, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.