Parking at 5850 N Ridge Ave
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5850 N Ridge Ave

Ward 48, cleaning section 3 · 31,238 parking tickets were written across 125 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
Then Tuesday, September 15 · Tuesday, October 13 · Wednesday, October 14 · Tuesday, November 10. 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
5885 N Ridge Ave (2 min walk) · 5921 N Clark St (3 min walk) · 5970 N Clark St (4 min walk) +1 more

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 W Elmdale Ave alone took 300 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning11,730 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1400 W Elmdale Ave — 300, 4 min walk N
  • 5600 N Wayne Ave — 296, 6 min walk SE
  • 1200 W Norwood St — 268, 8 min walk NE
  • 1400 W Olive Ave — 268, 5 min walk S
  • 1300 W Granville Ave — 258, 9 min walk N
Permit zones2,072 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1600 W Hollywood Ave — 352, 5 min walk SW
  • 6000 N Paulina St — 321, 7 min walk NW
  • 1600 W Edgewater Ave — 292, 4 min walk SW
  • 1500 W Glenlake Ave — 266, 6 min walk N
  • 6100 N Hermitage Ave — 233, 10 min walk NW
Plate checks457 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1700 W Glenlake Ave — 151, 8 min walk NW
  • 1600 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 129, 8 min walk SW
  • 5500 N Paulina St — 78, 9 min walk SW
  • 5400 N Ashland Ave — 58, 9 min walk S
  • 5500 N Ashland Ave — 41, 8 min walk S
Posted restrictions1,462 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5800 N Winthrop Ave — 852, 10 min walk E
  • 1100 W Ardmore Ave — 294, 9 min walk E
  • 6000 N Ridge Ave — 206, 7 min walk NW
  • 6100 N Clark St — 110, 8 min walk N
Metered blocks15,389 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 5500 N Clark St — 3,276, 8 min walk S
  • 1100 W Thorndale Ave — 1,512, 9 min walk E
  • 5900 N Broadway — 1,279, 8 min walk NE
  • 5800 N Broadway — 1,148, 8 min walk E
  • 5600 N Clark St — 1,055, 4 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 48, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
May19Tue
May20Wed
Jun17Wed
Jun18Thu
Jul17Fri
Jul20Mon
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Sep14Mon
Sep15Tue
Oct13Tue
Oct14Wed
Nov10Tue
Nov12Thu

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
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.