Parking at 5050 W Potomac Ave
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Parking at this address

5050 W Potomac Ave

Ward 37, cleaning section 9 · 20,215 parking tickets were written across 131 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone — but nearby blocks are, so a guest can still cross the line into one.
Cameras nearby?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5200 W Crystal alone took 425 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,730 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5200 W Crystal — 425, 4 min walk W
  • 1500 N Latrobe Ave — 423, 8 min walk NW
  • 1400 N Laramie Ave — 416, 5 min walk NW
  • 5200 W North Ave — 378, 9 min walk NW
  • 5200 W Potomac — 360, 3 min walk W
Permit zones2,704 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1000 N Lavergne — 470, 6 min walk SE
  • 5100 W Crystal St — 323, 2 min walk SW
  • 1500 N Leclaire Ave — 306, 7 min walk N
  • 900 N Leclaire Ave — 294, 9 min walk S
  • 1500 N Lorel Ave — 291, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks6,305 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5300 W Hirsch — 347, 6 min walk W
  • 5300 W Crystal — 289, 6 min walk W
  • 4800 W Cortez St — 285, 9 min walk SE
  • 1300 N Lorel — 258, 7 min walk W
  • 4800 W Kamerling Ave — 231, 7 min walk E
Other enforcement192 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 1300 N Laramie Ave — 192, 3 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 37, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.