Parking at 2550 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2500–2599 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr. Everything here is from City records — 26,271 parking tickets written across 73 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 2550 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2300 S Indiana alone took 350 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,571 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2300 S Indiana — 350 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 200 E 29th St — 340 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 2900 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 160 tickets, 8 min walk S
Permit zones9,337 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 100 E 23rd St — 3,497 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 0 E 23rd St — 3,119 tickets, 10 min walk NW
- 2300 S Wabash Ave — 881 tickets, 10 min walk NW
City sticker checks316 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 2600 S Lake Shore Drive — 123 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 2700 S Lake Shore Drive — 101 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 2800 S Lake Shore Drive — 92 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Plate checks5,537 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2900 S Vernon Ave — 1,403 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 2800 S Vernon Ave — 570 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 2700 S Prairie Ave — 567 tickets, 5 min walk SW
Posted restrictions2,647 tickets
Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.
- 2200 S Indiana — 1,178 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 300 E 29th St — 342 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 2800 S Fort Dearborn — 198 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Metered blocks6,568 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2300 S Michigan Ave — 3,141 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 2100 S Calumet Ave — 1,713 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 0 E 26th St — 817 tickets, 8 min walk W
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.