Parking at 5850 S Prairie Ave
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Parking at this address

5850 S Prairie Ave

Ward 20, cleaning section 11 · 11,327 parking tickets were written across 98 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
Then Wednesday, October 14 · Friday, November 6 · Monday, November 9. 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: 5800 S Michigan Ave alone took 317 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,938 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5800 S Michigan Ave — 317, 3 min walk W
  • 6200 S Indiana Ave — 301, 9 min walk S
  • 6100 S Vernon Ave — 236, 8 min walk SE
  • 5900 S Wabash Ave — 230, 5 min walk W
  • 5900 S Indiana Ave — 226, 2 min walk SW
Plate checks6,754 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5600 S Michigan Ave — 548, 6 min walk NW
  • 5600 S Wabash Ave — 408, 7 min walk NW
  • 5500 S Wabash Ave — 327, 9 min walk NW
  • 5400 S Prairie Ave — 317, 9 min walk N
  • 6100 S Eberhart Ave — 308, 9 min walk SE
Other enforcement48 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 5800 S Russell Dr — 48, 5 min walk E

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Oct13Tue
Oct14Wed
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 13.
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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.