Parking at 5250 N Lake Shore Dr
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5250 N Lake Shore Dr

Ward 48, cleaning section 8 · 28,071 parking tickets were written across 50 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29 · Tuesday, October 27 · Wednesday, October 28. 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?
3
910 W Hollywood Ave (2 min walk) · 1023 W Hollywood Ave (3 min walk) · 5857 N Broadway (9 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5700 N Kenmore Ave alone took 808 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,512 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5700 N Kenmore Ave — 808, 4 min walk NW
  • 5800 N Kenmore Ave — 700, 7 min walk NW
  • 5300 N Winthrop Ave — 466, 9 min walk SW
  • 1000 W Berwyn Ave — 417, 9 min walk S
  • 1100 W Catalpa Ave — 312, 7 min walk SW
Plate checks2,928 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5700 N Winthrop Ave — 869, 6 min walk NW
  • 5400 N Kenmore Ave — 854, 6 min walk SW
  • 5400 N Winthrop Ave — 661, 7 min walk SW
  • 5300 N Kenmore Ave — 544, 8 min walk SW
Posted restrictions5,783 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1000 W Catalpa — 1,022, 5 min walk SW
  • 1000 W Ardmore Ave — 1,020, 6 min walk NW
  • 5800 N Winthrop Ave — 852, 7 min walk NW
  • 5200 N Sheridan Road — 847, 9 min walk S
  • 5900 N Kenmore Ave — 749, 9 min walk NW
Metered blocks14,740 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1000 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 1,865, 4 min walk W
  • 5500 N Broadway St — 1,643, 8 min walk SW
  • 5500 N Kenmore Ave — 1,531, 5 min walk SW
  • 1100 W Thorndale Ave — 1,512, 10 min walk NW
  • 5400 N Broadway St — 1,178, 9 min walk SW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 48, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
May5Tue
May6Wed
Jun3Wed
Jun4Thu
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
3 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
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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.