Chicago parking by block · East Garfield Park · Ward 24

Parking at 550 S Central Park

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 500–599 S Central Park. Everything here is from City records — 17,342 parking tickets written across 124 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
3655 W Jackson Blvd (5 min walk) · 3646 W Madison St (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 24, section 9. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
23
Thu
Apr
24
Fri
May
26
Tue
May
27
Wed
Jun
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
1
Thu
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 550 S Central Park

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3500 W Adams St alone took 409 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,143 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,121 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks104 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks5,391 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions275 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement695 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3655 W Jackson Blvd — speed camera, 5 min walk NW
  • 3646 W Madison St — speed camera, 10 min walk N

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 2 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.
Protect this address →Printable one-pagerCheck another addressAll East Garfield Park blocks

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 24, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.