Parking at 4550 S Halsted St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4500–4599 S Halsted St. Everything here is from City records — 6,639 parking tickets written across 64 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?
1
614 W 47th Street (6 min walk)
Streets to watch near 4550 S Halsted St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 600 W 48th Pl alone took 273 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,456 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 600 W 48th Pl — 273 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 500 W 44th St — 227 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 4600 S Union Ave — 226 tickets, 4 min walk SE
Plate checks3,793 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 700 W 48th Pl — 342 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 4600 S Emerald Ave — 311 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 600 W 46th St — 302 tickets, 5 min walk SE
Posted restrictions88 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 W Root St — 88 tickets, 10 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 614 W 47th Street — speed camera, 6 min walk SE
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.
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.