Parking at 5250 W Adams
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Parking at this address

5250 W Adams

Ward 29, cleaning section 2 · 26,585 parking tickets were written across 134 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
Then Tuesday, September 15 · Friday, October 23 · Monday, October 26. 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?
2
5201 W Madison St (3 min walk) · 5146 W Madison St (4 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 W Monroe St alone took 695 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,199 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5000 W Monroe St — 695, 5 min walk E
  • 5500 W Jackson Blvd — 643, 7 min walk SW
  • 5000 W Washington — 588, 7 min walk NE
  • 5000 W Adams St — 524, 6 min walk E
  • 5500 W Congress Pkwy — 446, 9 min walk SW
Permit zones5,733 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 0 N Pine — 1,138, 7 min walk NW
  • 5000 W Quincy St — 769, 6 min walk E
  • 0 N Long — 567, 5 min walk NW
  • 5500 W Adams — 550, 7 min walk W
  • 0 N Lotus — 477, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks7,379 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4900 W Adams — 748, 9 min walk E
  • 5000 W Gladys Ave — 440, 7 min walk SE
  • 5500 W Monroe St — 431, 6 min walk W
  • 5000 W Maypole — 427, 9 min walk NE
  • 5000 W Congress Pkwy — 385, 8 min walk SE
Posted restrictions335 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5100 W Washington — 335, 5 min walk NE
Other enforcement609 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 5000 W Madison — 323, 6 min walk NE
  • 5400 W Madison — 221, 6 min walk W
  • 0 N Central Ave — 65, 9 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 29, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr3Fri
Apr6Mon
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep14Mon
Sep15Tue
Oct23Fri
Oct26Mon

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 14.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
2 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.