Chicago parking by block · Forest Glen · Ward 39
Parking at 5950 N Kostner Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5900–5999 N Kostner Ave. Everything here is from City records — 860 parking tickets written across 55 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?
3
4674 W Peterson Ave (7 min walk) · 4707 W Peterson Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5950 N Kostner Ave
permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 6000 N Sauganash Ave alone took 139 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Permit zones139 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6000 N Sauganash Ave — 139 tickets, 4 min walk NE
Plate checks44 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6000 N Kedvale Ave — 44 tickets, 7 min walk E
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 4674 W Peterson Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk W
- 4707 W Peterson Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk W
- 4750 W Peterson Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk W
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.
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 39, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.