Chicago parking by block · Fuller Park · Ward 20
Parking at 4550 S Dan Ryan Express
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4500–4599 S Dan Ryan Express. Everything here is from City records — 8,309 parking tickets written across 82 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 4550 S Dan Ryan Express
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4300 S Michigan Ave alone took 445 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,928 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4300 S Michigan Ave — 445 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 4600 S Wabash Ave — 344 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 4500 S Michigan Ave — 335 tickets, 8 min walk E
Permit zones144 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 300 W Swann St — 61 tickets, 5 min walk SW
- 100 W Swann St — 42 tickets, 2 min walk S
- 100 W 46th Pl — 41 tickets, 1 min walk SE
Plate checks3,614 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4700 S Michigan Ave — 318 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 4400 S Michigan Ave — 266 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 4500 S Wabash Ave — 239 tickets, 6 min walk E
Posted restrictions479 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4200 S State St — 211 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 4600 S Federal — 112 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 4700 S Federal — 91 tickets, 6 min walk S
Metered blocks588 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 100 E 47th St — 588 tickets, 9 min walk E
Other enforcement128 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 0 W 47th St — 76 tickets, 5 min walk SE
- 4800 S State St — 52 tickets, 8 min walk SE
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 20, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.