Chicago parking by block · Norwood Park · Ward 39

Parking at 6050 N Melvina Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6000–6099 N Melvina Ave. Everything here is from City records — 3,580 parking tickets written across 115 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, October 23

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

5941 N Nagle (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 39, section 18. 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 6050 N Melvina Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5700 N Mason Ave alone took 82 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning669 tickets

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

5700 N Mason Ave — 82 tickets, 9 min walk SE
5700 N Austin Ave — 77 tickets, 9 min walk SE
5800 N Mulligan Ave — 71 tickets, 7 min walk SW

Permit zones57 tickets

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

6300 W Highland Ave — 57 tickets, 9 min walk NW

Plate checks1,182 tickets

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

5900 N Northwest Hwy — 166 tickets, 10 min walk SW
6300 N Mobile Ave — 120 tickets, 9 min walk N
6100 N Meade Ave — 103 tickets, 4 min walk NE

Posted restrictions43 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

5800 N Nagle Ave — 43 tickets, 8 min walk SW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5941 N Nagle — speed camera, 5 min walk W

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 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 39, section 18. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.