Parking at 2650 W 55th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2600–2699 W 55th St. Everything here is from City records — 18,825 parking tickets written across 130 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?
5
2513 W 55th St (3 min walk) · 2409 W 55th St (6 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2650 W 55th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Claremont Ave alone took 279 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,699 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 S Claremont Ave — 279 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 2400 W 58th St — 209 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 5700 S Campbell Ave — 207 tickets, 7 min walk SE
Permit zones3,682 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 S Fairfield Ave — 372 tickets, 3 min walk W
- 5400 S Mozart St — 331 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 5300 S Sacramento Ave — 320 tickets, 10 min walk W
City sticker checks147 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5500 S Richmond St — 147 tickets, 8 min walk W
Plate checks5,320 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 W 56th St — 274 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 5200 S Maplewood Ave — 244 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 5100 S Washtenaw Ave — 234 tickets, 9 min walk N
Posted restrictions1,185 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 2600 W 55th St — 226 tickets, 1 min walk N
- 2900 W 55th St — 201 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 5400 S California Ave — 158 tickets, 4 min walk W
Metered blocks1,614 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2800 W 55th St — 811 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 2700 W 55th St — 482 tickets, 3 min walk W
- 5500 S Mozart St — 176 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2513 W 55th St — speed camera, 3 min walk E
- 2409 W 55th St — red-light camera, 6 min walk E
- 5486 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk E
- 5520 S Western Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk E
- 5529 S Western Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk E
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 5 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.