Parking at 2550 S Fort Dearborn Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2500–2599 S Fort Dearborn Dr. Everything here is from City records — 3,236 parking tickets written across 25 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 Fort Dearborn Dr
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2600 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr alone took 119 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning225 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2600 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 119 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 2700 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 106 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Permit zones112 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 300 E 23rd St — 112 tickets, 9 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, 5 min walk S
- 2700 S Lake Shore Drive — 101 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 2800 S Lake Shore Drive — 92 tickets, 8 min walk S
Plate checks1,996 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2800 S Vernon Ave — 570 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 400 E 29th St — 535 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 2600 S Calumet Ave — 461 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions442 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2800 S Fort Dearborn — 198 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 2600 S Fort Dearborn — 148 tickets, 4 min walk S
- 2700 S Fort Dearborn — 96 tickets, 6 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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.