Parking at 5950 W Thomas St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5900–5999 W Thomas St. Everything here is from City records — 8,806 parking tickets written across 75 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 29, section 6. 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 Thomas St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 N Waller Ave alone took 273 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
- 800 N Waller Ave — 273 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 1000 N Menard Ave — 241 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 1100 N Mason Ave — 222 tickets, 1 min walk NE
- 5900 W Superior St — 622 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 1000 N Parkside Ave — 401 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 1100 N Parkside Ave — 293 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 1000 N Waller Ave — 187 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 700 N Mayfield Ave — 167 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 1300 N Mayfield Ave — 122 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 700 N Austin Blvd — 357 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 5900 W Augusta Blvd — 126 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 900 N Austin Blvd — 71 tickets, 4 min walk S
- 5600 W Division — 49 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.
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 29, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.