Parking at 5850 S Normal
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Parking at this address

5850 S Normal

Ward 20, cleaning section 8 · 5,525 parking tickets were written across 73 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5. 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: 5700 S Green St alone took 222 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning534 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5700 S Green St — 222, 9 min walk W
  • 5500 S Shields Ave — 101, 8 min walk NE
  • 400 W 62nd St — 84, 8 min walk S
  • 5700 S Lowe Ave — 73, 5 min walk NW
  • 5600 S Halsted St — 54, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks4,396 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 400 W 61st Pl — 259, 7 min walk S
  • 5500 S Princeton Ave — 238, 10 min walk NE
  • 5600 S Princeton Ave — 208, 7 min walk NE
  • 600 W 61st St — 206, 7 min walk SW
  • 5500 S Union Ave — 187, 9 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon

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, October 2.
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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.