Parking at 5950 W Potomac Ave
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Parking at this address

5950 W Potomac Ave

Ward 29, cleaning section 7 · 10,408 parking tickets were written across 84 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29 · 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: 5900 W Wabansia Ave alone took 267 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,265 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5900 W Wabansia Ave — 267, 10 min walk N
  • 1000 N Menard Ave — 241, 8 min walk SE
  • 1100 N Mason Ave — 222, 4 min walk S
  • 5900 W North Ave — 218, 7 min walk N
  • 1600 N Monitor Ave — 166, 10 min walk N
Permit zones2,751 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1600 N Meade Ave — 511, 9 min walk N
  • 1600 N Mcvicker Ave — 323, 9 min walk N
  • 5500 W Potomac — 297, 10 min walk E
  • 1100 N Parkside Ave — 293, 9 min walk E
  • 1100 N Massasoit Ave — 275, 7 min walk SE
Plate checks3,297 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1600 N Mayfield Ave — 349, 9 min walk N
  • 1600 N Mason Ave — 323, 9 min walk N
  • 1500 N Mayfield Ave — 194, 7 min walk N
  • 1000 N Waller Ave — 187, 9 min walk SE
  • 5800 W North Ave — 160, 8 min walk N
Posted restrictions709 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 1600 N Austin Ave — 279, 8 min walk N
  • 1500 N Austin Blvd — 233, 7 min walk N
  • 5900 W Augusta Blvd — 126, 8 min walk S
  • 900 N Austin Blvd — 71, 10 min walk S
Metered blocks64 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 6000 W North Ave — 64, 8 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 29, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue
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 Monday, September 28.
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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.