Chicago parking by block · Belmont Cragin · Ward 30

Parking at 5850 W George St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5800–5899 W George St. Everything here is from City records — 23,264 parking tickets written across 142 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Monday, September 14

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

5948 W Diversey Ave (4 min walk) · 6003 W Diversey Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 30, 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 W George St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W Diversey Ave alone took 408 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,994 tickets

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

5500 W Diversey Ave — 408 tickets, 8 min walk E
5600 W Wellington Ave — 223 tickets, 7 min walk NE
5700 W Barry Ave — 175 tickets, 6 min walk NE

Permit zones5,292 tickets

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

2700 N Mason Ave — 414 tickets, 5 min walk S
2800 N Parkside Ave — 380 tickets, 6 min walk E
5600 W George St — 377 tickets, 6 min walk E

Plate checks3,230 tickets

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

2800 N Marmora Ave — 213 tickets, 2 min walk S
2800 N Major Ave — 195 tickets, 5 min walk E
2800 N Melvina Ave — 191 tickets, 8 min walk W

Posted restrictions1,004 tickets

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

2900 N Austin Ave — 250 tickets, 3 min walk W
5900 W Schubert Ave — 235 tickets, 5 min walk S
5800 W Diversey Ave — 220 tickets, 3 min walk SE

Metered blocks6,377 tickets

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

5600 W Belmont Ave — 2,692 tickets, 9 min walk NE
3100 N Central Ave — 2,498 tickets, 9 min walk NE
3100 N Parkside Ave — 356 tickets, 8 min walk NE

Other enforcement103 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

2500 N Austin Ave — 103 tickets, 10 min walk S

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5948 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk SW
6003 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk SW
2806 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk E
5564 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk E

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 4 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 30, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.