Parking at 550 E 115th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 500–599 E 115th St. Everything here is from City records — 4,617 parking tickets written across 63 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 550 E 115th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 11300 S Calumet Ave alone took 76 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning143 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 11300 S Calumet Ave — 76 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 11400 S Indiana Ave — 67 tickets, 8 min walk W
Permit zones596 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 11300 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 338 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 11400 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 258 tickets, 3 min walk W
Plate checks3,272 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 11200 S Vernon Ave — 229 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 11200 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 210 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 400 E 113th St — 208 tickets, 6 min walk NW
Metered blocks84 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 200 E 115th St — 84 tickets, 7 min walk W
Other enforcement55 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 11100 S Eberhart — 55 tickets, 9 min walk N
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.