Chicago parking by block · West Lawn · Ward 23

Parking at 5950 S Lawndale Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5900–5999 S Lawndale Ave. Everything here is from City records — 12,194 parking tickets written across 99 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
6201 S Pulaski Rd (10 min walk) · 6198 S Pulaski Rd (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 17. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jul
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon

Streets to watch near 5950 S Lawndale Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3700 W 59th St alone took 354 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,182 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones358 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks164 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks7,382 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions547 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks202 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 6201 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 10 min walk SW
  • 6198 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 10 min walk SW

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 2 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 23, section 17. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.