Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 50

Parking at 5950 N Richmond St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5900–5999 N Richmond St. Everything here is from City records — 13,405 parking tickets written across 116 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 556
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
4
2801 W Peterson Ave (4 min walk) · 5981 N California Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 50, section 13. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
9
Thu
Apr
10
Fri
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Jul
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Oct
15
Thu
Oct
16
Fri

Streets to watch near 5950 N Richmond St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 W Rosemont Ave alone took 392 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,686 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,824 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks1,252 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,104 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks672 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement281 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2801 W Peterson Avered-light camera, 4 min walk NE
  • 5981 N California Avered-light camera, 4 min walk E
  • 3137 W Peterson Avespeed camera, 7 min walk W
  • 2650 W Peterson Avespeed camera, 7 min walk E

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 556 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 50, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.