Chicago parking by address · Hyde Park · Ward 5

Parking at 950 E 59th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 900–999 E 59th St. Everything here is from City records — 34,578 parking tickets written across 96 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch near 950 E 59th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Drexel Ave alone took 577 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,020 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5600 S Drexel Ave — 577 tickets, 6 min walk N
  • 5700 S Woodlawn Ave — 255 tickets, 7 min walk NE
  • 5800 S Woodlawn Ave — 241 tickets, 6 min walk E
Permit zones3,441 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 6100 S Woodlawn Ave — 552 tickets, 9 min walk SE
  • 6100 S University Ave — 531 tickets, 8 min walk SE
  • 1100 E 61st St — 403 tickets, 7 min walk SE
Plate checks7,939 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5700 S Drexel Ave — 1,133 tickets, 4 min walk N
  • 5700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 956 tickets, 5 min walk NW
  • 800 E Midway Plaisance — 559 tickets, 3 min walk SW
Posted restrictions7,841 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 700 E 57th St — 1,894 tickets, 7 min walk NW
  • 5600 S Maryland Ave — 1,301 tickets, 7 min walk NW
  • 5800 S Cottage Grove Ave — 919 tickets, 4 min walk W
Metered blocks10,916 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 5700 S Ellis Ave — 3,767 tickets, 4 min walk N
  • 5800 S Ellis Ave — 3,336 tickets, 2 min walk NE
  • 900 E 59th St — 2,738 tickets, 1 min walk N
Other enforcement195 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 1000 E 59th St — 150 tickets, 2 min walk E
  • 6000 S Cottage Grove Ave — 45 tickets, 6 min walk SW

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