Parking at 5250 W Oakdale Ave
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5250 W Oakdale Ave

Ward 31, cleaning section 4 · 37,942 parking tickets were written across 146 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
Then Friday, October 9 · Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 16. 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
2622 N. Laramie Ave (8 min walk) · 5564 W Diversey Ave (9 min walk) · 2806 N Central Ave (9 min walk) +1 more

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2600 N Laramie Ave alone took 769 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,551 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 2600 N Laramie Ave — 769, 8 min walk S
  • 2700 N Laramie Ave — 487, 5 min walk SE
  • 2900 N Laramie Ave — 427, 2 min walk E
  • 3000 N Laramie Ave — 426, 3 min walk NE
  • 5500 W Diversey Ave — 408, 9 min walk SW
Permit zones11,318 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2700 N Linder Ave — 632, 8 min walk SW
  • 5200 W Wrightwood Ave — 560, 9 min walk S
  • 2800 N Parkside Ave — 380, 10 min walk W
  • 5400 W Melrose St — 378, 9 min walk NW
  • 5600 W George St — 377, 9 min walk W
Plate checks2,672 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5000 W Parker Ave — 273, 8 min walk SE
  • 2600 N Long Ave — 264, 8 min walk S
  • 5400 W Schubert Ave — 241, 8 min walk SW
  • 2600 N Lockwood Ave — 240, 7 min walk S
  • 5300 W Wrightwood Ave — 214, 9 min walk S
Posted restrictions3,604 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5100 W Wrightwood Ave — 338, 10 min walk S
  • 3000 N Lockwood Ave — 330, 3 min walk N
  • 2500 N Lockwood Ave — 329, 10 min walk S
  • 5400 W Drummond Pl — 328, 9 min walk SW
  • 5000 W Diversey Ave — 322, 8 min walk SE
Metered blocks7,768 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 3100 N Central Ave — 2,498, 9 min walk NW
  • 5500 W Belmont Ave — 1,608, 10 min walk NW
  • 5200 W Belmont Ave — 781, 6 min walk N
  • 3100 N Luna Ave — 616, 8 min walk NW
  • 3200 N Linder Ave — 609, 9 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 31, section 4. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Oct8Thu
Oct9Fri
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 8.
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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.