Parking at 5850 S Meade Ave
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Parking at this address

5850 S Meade Ave

Ward 13, cleaning section 6 · 5,072 parking tickets were written across 126 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21. 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: 6000 S Mcvicker Ave alone took 72 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning499 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 6000 S Mcvicker Ave — 72, 5 min walk S
  • 5600 S Mayfield Ave — 70, 8 min walk NE
  • 6000 S Monitor Ave — 59, 8 min walk SE
  • 6000 S Mulligan Ave — 58, 8 min walk SW
  • 6000 S Mayfield Ave — 55, 7 min walk SE
Permit zones511 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5600 S Narragansett Ave — 139, 9 min walk NW
  • 5500 S Mobile Ave — 127, 10 min walk NW
  • 5700 S Merrimac Ave — 93, 5 min walk NW
  • 5600 S Merrimac Ave — 86, 7 min walk NW
  • 5700 S Mobile Ave — 66, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks2,499 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5500 S Merrimac Ave — 187, 9 min walk NW
  • 5500 S Mason Ave — 162, 9 min walk NE
  • 6100 S Monitor Ave — 113, 9 min walk SE
  • 5700 S Moody Ave — 102, 3 min walk N
  • 6000 S Menard Ave — 88, 9 min walk SE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 13, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
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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.