Parking at 550 S Cicero
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 500–599 S Cicero. Everything here is from City records — 13,587 parking tickets written across 96 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 24, section 11. 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 S Cicero
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 W Adams St alone took 524 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
- 5000 W Adams St — 524 tickets, 10 min walk NW
- 4900 W Quincy St — 407 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 4800 W Monroe St — 395 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 5000 W Quincy St — 769 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 4700 W Adams St — 296 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 4500 W Adams St — 248 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 4600 W Gladys — 67 tickets, 5 min walk NE
- 4900 W Adams — 748 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 4800 W Adams — 617 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 5000 W Gladys Ave — 440 tickets, 8 min walk NW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 514 S Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk SW
- 4809 W Harrison St — red-light camera, 1 min walk SW
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.
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 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.