Chicago parking by block · West Lawn · Ward 13

Parking at 5950 S Kolmar Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5900–5999 S Kolmar Ave. Everything here is from City records — 16,684 parking tickets written across 100 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, November 10

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Zone 1730

A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.

Cameras nearby?

4298 w 59th St (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 13, section 24. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 5950 S Kolmar Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Kolin Ave alone took 143 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,015 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

5600 S Kolin Ave — 143 tickets, 9 min walk NE
6200 S Knox Ave — 134 tickets, 9 min walk S
6200 S Kolin Ave — 133 tickets, 10 min walk SE

Permit zones6,766 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

4500 W 59th St — 975 tickets, 1 min walk NE
5800 S Kolmar — 472 tickets, 2 min walk N
5900 S Kolmar Ave — 426 tickets, 1 min walk N

City sticker checks121 tickets

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

6000 S Kolin Ave — 66 tickets, 6 min walk SE
5800 S Keeler Ave — 55 tickets, 9 min walk E

Plate checks3,459 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

5700 S Kildare Ave — 232 tickets, 8 min walk NE
6100 S Kildare Ave — 218 tickets, 9 min walk SE
5600 S Kolmar Ave — 194 tickets, 7 min walk N

Posted restrictions4,966 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

5700 S Cicero — 4,767 tickets, 7 min walk NW
4200 W 62nd St — 89 tickets, 10 min walk SE
4500 W 63rd St — 63 tickets, 9 min walk S

Metered blocks132 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

4400 W 59th St — 132 tickets, 3 min walk E

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

4298 w 59th St — speed camera, 7 min walk E

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
Zone 1730 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
A spoken warning before you reach any of the 1 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 13, section 24. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.