Parking at 5250 S Lotus Ave
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5250 S Lotus Ave

Ward 23, cleaning section 8 · 5,103 parking tickets were written across 87 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, November 17
Then 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?
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 S Lorel Ave alone took 184 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,269 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5200 S Lorel Ave — 184, 3 min walk E
  • 5100 S Laramie Ave — 112, 7 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Long Ave — 88, 2 min walk E
  • 5200 S Luna Ave — 85, 2 min walk SW
  • 5000 S Leamington Ave — 79, 10 min walk NE
Permit zones1,170 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5400 S Menard Ave — 233, 9 min walk SW
  • 5400 S Latrobe Ave — 171, 7 min walk SE
  • 5200 S Lockwood Ave — 166, 4 min walk E
  • 5200 S Parkside Ave — 143, 5 min walk W
  • 5200 S Latrobe Ave — 104, 5 min walk E
City sticker checks40 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 5300 S Monitor Ave — 40, 10 min walk W
Plate checks1,486 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5400 S Laramie Ave — 204, 8 min walk SE
  • 5400 S Lockwood Ave — 116, 6 min walk SE
  • 5400 S Luna Ave — 111, 5 min walk SW
  • 5100 S Luna Ave — 102, 4 min walk NW
  • 5100 S Lockwood Ave — 91, 5 min walk NE
Posted restrictions397 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 5700 S Archer Ave — 279, 5 min walk E
  • 5600 S Archer Ave — 65, 5 min walk E
  • 5900 S Archer Ave — 53, 6 min walk W

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Sep8Tue
Sep9Wed
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 Tuesday, November 17.
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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.