Parking at 5250 W 55th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5200–5299 W 55th St. Everything here is from City records — 3,593 parking tickets written across 56 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 5250 W 55th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5200 S Lorel Ave alone took 184 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,135 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5200 S Lorel Ave — 184 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 5100 S Laramie Ave — 112 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 5200 S Long Ave — 88 tickets, 7 min walk NW
Permit zones717 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5400 S Latrobe Ave — 171 tickets, 1 min walk NE
- 5200 S Lockwood Ave — 166 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 5200 S Latrobe Ave — 104 tickets, 7 min walk N
City sticker checks47 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5000 W 52nd St — 47 tickets, 10 min walk NE
Plate checks958 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5400 S Laramie Ave — 204 tickets, 3 min walk NE
- 5400 S Lockwood Ave — 116 tickets, 1 min walk N
- 5400 S Luna Ave — 111 tickets, 7 min walk W
Posted restrictions344 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5700 S Archer Ave — 279 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 5600 S Archer Ave — 65 tickets, 6 min walk N
Other enforcement75 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5600 W 55th St — 75 tickets, 9 min walk W
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.