Parking at 1550 N Rockwell St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1500–1599 N Rockwell St. Everything here is from City records — 40,523 parking tickets written across 135 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?
4
2413 W North Ave (5 min walk) · 1549 N Western Ave (5 min walk)
Streets to watch near 1550 N Rockwell St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 N Claremont Ave alone took 555 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning18,770 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1500 N Claremont Ave — 555 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 1200 N Campbell Ave — 467 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 1500 N California Ave — 413 tickets, 5 min walk W
Permit zones5,306 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2700 W Crystal St — 693 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 1600 N Fairfield Ave — 561 tickets, 4 min walk W
- 2400 W Cortland St — 522 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks6,623 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1500 N Oakley Blvd — 441 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 1800 N Winnebago Ave — 374 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 1600 N Oakley Ave — 358 tickets, 8 min walk E
Posted restrictions93 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2300 W Hirsch St — 93 tickets, 7 min walk SE
Metered blocks9,391 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2600 W Division St — 2,266 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 2500 W Division St — 1,892 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 2700 W North Ave — 1,378 tickets, 5 min walk W
Other enforcement288 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1800 N Western Ave — 288 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2413 W North Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk E
- 1549 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk E
- 1226 S Western Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk SE
- 1229 N Western Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk SE
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- A spoken warning before you reach any of the 4 cameras nearby.
- 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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.