Parking at 5250 N Magnolia Ave
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Parking at this address

5250 N Magnolia Ave

Ward 48, cleaning section 5 · 83,191 parking tickets were written across 127 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Monday, October 19 · Tuesday, October 20 · Tuesday, November 17. 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?
4
1211 W Foster Ave (2 min walk) · 5147 N Broadway St (3 min walk) · 5204 N Sheridan Rd (7 min walk) +1 more

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1000 W Winona St alone took 743 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning9,411 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1000 W Winona St — 743, 6 min walk SE
  • 5200 N Winthrop Ave — 567, 4 min walk E
  • 5200 N Kenmore Ave — 539, 5 min walk E
  • 5000 N Ashland Ave — 482, 10 min walk SW
  • 5300 N Winthrop Ave — 466, 4 min walk NE
Permit zones786 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1000 W Ainslie St — 786, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks7,333 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5400 N Kenmore Ave — 854, 7 min walk NE
  • 900 W Winona St — 746, 8 min walk SE
  • 5400 N Winthrop Ave — 661, 6 min walk NE
  • 5300 N Kenmore Ave — 544, 6 min walk NE
  • 900 W Carmen Ave — 466, 9 min walk SE
Posted restrictions3,715 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1000 W Catalpa — 1,022, 8 min walk NE
  • 5200 N Sheridan Road — 847, 7 min walk E
  • 1000 W Balmoral Ave — 594, 7 min walk NE
  • 1200 W Carmen Ave — 418, 4 min walk S
  • 5100 N Sheridan Rd — 317, 7 min walk E
Metered blocks61,894 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 5000 N Sheridan Rd — 4,090, 8 min walk SE
  • 5300 N Clark St — 4,039, 7 min walk W
  • 5200 N Clark St — 3,827, 7 min walk W
  • 5400 N Clark St — 3,573, 8 min walk NW
  • 5100 N Clark St — 3,390, 8 min walk W

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 48, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
4 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.