Parking at 5250 S Calumet Ave
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Parking at this address

5250 S Calumet Ave

Ward 3, cleaning section 16 · 11,845 parking tickets were written across 82 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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?
1
536 E Morgan Dr (10 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5100 S Calumet Ave alone took 400 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,154 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5100 S Calumet Ave — 400, 3 min walk N
  • 5400 S Michigan Ave — 312, 6 min walk SW
  • 4900 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 294, 9 min walk N
  • 4900 S Calumet Ave — 213, 9 min walk N
  • 5100 S Wabash Ave — 203, 7 min walk NW
Plate checks6,636 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5300 S Michigan Ave — 355, 5 min walk SW
  • 5500 S Wabash Ave — 327, 9 min walk SW
  • 5400 S Prairie Ave — 317, 6 min walk S
  • 500 E 50th Pl — 306, 9 min walk NE
  • 4900 S Vincennes Ave — 279, 10 min walk NE
Posted restrictions1,254 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5000 S Forrestville Ave — 898, 9 min walk NE
  • 5000 S Champlain Ave — 356, 10 min walk NE
Metered blocks46 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 100 E 53rd St — 46, 4 min walk W
Other enforcement562 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 500 E 51st St — 427, 7 min walk NE
  • 300 E 51st St — 135, 5 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 3, section 16. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May13Wed
May14Thu
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
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 Wednesday, September 30.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
1 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.