Parking at 5950 N Western Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5900–5999 N Western Ave. Everything here is from City records — 28,095 parking tickets written across 99 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
2340 W Peterson Ave (2 min walk) · 6016 N Western Ave (2 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5950 N Western Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6100 N Western Ave alone took 469 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,254 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6100 N Western Ave — 469 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 5500 N Artesian Ave — 345 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 2400 W Rosemont Ave — 311 tickets, 9 min walk N
Permit zones11,579 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6100 N Claremont Ave — 964 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 6200 N Claremont Ave — 675 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 2300 W Rosemont Ave — 595 tickets, 9 min walk N
Plate checks2,702 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6000 N Oakley Ave — 493 tickets, 3 min walk NE
- 2000 W Hood Ave — 319 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 2400 W Ardmore Ave — 253 tickets, 4 min walk S
Posted restrictions5,711 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2200 W Granville Ave — 766 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 2300 W Granville Ave — 736 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 6100 N Hoyne Ave — 631 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Metered blocks2,472 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 6200 N Western Ave — 1,374 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 2600 W Peterson Ave — 287 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 5600 N Western Ave — 260 tickets, 7 min walk S
Other enforcement362 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 2100 W Hood Ave — 362 tickets, 8 min walk NE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2340 W Peterson Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk NE
- 6016 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk N
- 2650 W Peterson Ave — speed camera, 7 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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.