Parking at 550 E 131st
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 500–599 E 131st. Everything here is from City records — 1,647 parking tickets written across 37 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 10, section 18. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 550 E 131st
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 13100 S St Lawrence Ave alone took 236 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
- 13100 S St Lawrence Ave — 236 tickets, 2 min walk SE
- 13200 S St Lawrence Ave — 152 tickets, 5 min walk S
- 13200 S Indiana Ave — 51 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 600 E 131st St — 139 tickets, 3 min walk E
- 13000 S Evans — 91 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 700 E 131st St — 74 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 13100 S Langley Ave — 186 tickets, 4 min walk E
- 13200 S Langley Ave — 176 tickets, 6 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.
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 10, section 18. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.