Parking at 550 N Ogden Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 500–599 N Ogden Ave. Everything here is from City records — 62,768 parking tickets written across 159 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
1455 W Grand Ave (7 min walk)
Streets to watch near 550 N Ogden Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 W Ohio St alone took 429 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,071 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1400 W Ohio St — 429 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 1400 W Erie St — 411 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 1300 W Erie St — 349 tickets, 3 min walk NW
Permit zones11,816 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 900 W Huron St — 929 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 400 N Aberdeen St — 830 tickets, 4 min walk SE
- 1400 W Huron St — 810 tickets, 8 min walk NW
Plate checks14,244 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 100 N May St — 997 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 1100 W Hubbard St — 765 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 600 N May St — 630 tickets, 3 min walk NE
Posted restrictions3,191 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 400 N Peoria — 981 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 1100 W Lake St — 666 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 300 N Sangamon St — 400 tickets, 10 min walk SE
Metered blocks27,887 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1000 W Fulton Market — 3,052 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 300 N Peoria St — 2,094 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 1400 W Chicago Ave — 2,065 tickets, 8 min walk NW
Other enforcement2,331 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 400 N Sangamon St — 1,134 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 900 W Superior St — 645 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 400 N May St — 552 tickets, 4 min walk SE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 1455 W Grand Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk W
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.