Parking at 5950 W Matson
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5900–5999 W Matson. Everything here is from City records — 2,034 parking tickets written across 68 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 39, section 17. 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 W Matson
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5700 N Mason Ave alone took 82 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
- 5700 N Mason Ave — 82 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 6000 N Elston Ave — 68 tickets, 4 min walk SW
- 5800 N Moody Ave — 64 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 6300 N Mobile Ave — 120 tickets, 10 min walk NW
- 6100 N Meade Ave — 103 tickets, 3 min walk W
- 6300 W Raven St — 92 tickets, 10 min walk W
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.
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 39, section 17. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.