Chicago parking by block · Hyde Park · Ward 5
Parking at 1550 E 59th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1500–1599 E 59th St. Everything here is from City records — 18,280 parking tickets written across 76 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 1550 E 59th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 S Cornell Ave alone took 692 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,638 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 S Cornell Ave — 692 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 5500 S Hyde Park Blvd — 594 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 1500 E 61st St — 305 tickets, 6 min walk S
Permit zones1,219 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6100 S Kimbark Ave — 854 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 5500 S Harper Ave — 365 tickets, 9 min walk N
Plate checks4,056 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 E 55th St — 491 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 1500 E 62nd St — 354 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 6200 S Dorchester Ave — 351 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions935 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1600 E 56th St — 688 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 1200 E 58th St — 110 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 5700 S Lake Shore Dr — 83 tickets, 10 min walk NE
Metered blocks5,595 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1300 E 57th St — 3,150 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 5500 S Lake Park Ave — 1,202 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 1400 E 57th St — 971 tickets, 6 min walk NW
Other enforcement668 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1500 E Midway Plaisance — 235 tickets, 2 min walk S
- 1400 E Midway Plaisance — 203 tickets, 3 min walk SW
- 1500 E 60th St — 131 tickets, 2 min walk S
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
- The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward 5, section 19. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.