Chicago parking by block · Bridgeport · Ward 11

Parking at 3550 S Union Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3500–3599 S Union Ave. Everything here is from City records — 38,892 parking tickets written across 108 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
3536 S Wallace St (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 11, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
May
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 3550 S Union Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3300 S Morgan St alone took 654 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,268 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,841 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks7,943 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Metered blocks22,314 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement322 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3536 S Wallace St — speed camera, 2 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 1 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.
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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 11, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.