Parking at 5950 S Cicero Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5900–5999 S Cicero Ave. Everything here is from City records — 12,921 parking tickets written across 59 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 5950 S Cicero Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6200 S Knox Ave alone took 134 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning350 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6200 S Knox Ave — 134 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 5700 S Kenneth Ave — 121 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 5700 S Kostner Ave — 95 tickets, 10 min walk NE
Permit zones6,390 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4500 W 59th St — 975 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 5800 S Kolmar — 472 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 5900 S Kolmar Ave — 426 tickets, 5 min walk E
Plate checks1,130 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5600 S Kolmar Ave — 194 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 6200 S Kilpatrick Ave — 156 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 6100 S Kenneth Ave — 152 tickets, 10 min walk SE
Posted restrictions4,767 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5700 S Cicero — 4,767 tickets, 4 min walk N
Metered blocks132 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4400 W 59th St — 132 tickets, 8 min walk E
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.
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.