Parking at 5950 S State
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5900–5999 S State. Everything here is from City records — 9,044 parking tickets written across 84 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 12. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 5950 S State
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5800 S Michigan Ave alone took 317 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
- 5800 S Michigan Ave — 317 tickets, 4 min walk NE
- 6200 S Indiana Ave — 301 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 5900 S Wabash Ave — 230 tickets, 2 min walk E
- 5600 S Michigan Ave — 548 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 5600 S Wabash Ave — 408 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 5500 S Wabash Ave — 327 tickets, 10 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 6250 S State St — red-light camera, 9 min walk S
- 10 E 63rd St — red-light camera, 9 min walk S
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.
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 20, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.