Chicago parking by block · Forest Glen · Ward 45

Parking at 5850 W Greenleaf

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5800–5899 W Greenleaf. Everything here is from City records — 229 parking tickets written across 16 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 29
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 22. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Aug
14
Fri
Aug
17
Mon
Oct
29
Thu
Oct
30
Fri

Streets to watch near 5850 W Greenleaf

city sticker checks is the thing to watch around here: 7100 N Mason Ave alone took 47 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

City sticker checks47 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

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.
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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 45, section 22. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.