Chicago parking by block · Austin · Ward 29

Parking at 550 S Jensen

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 500–599 S Jensen. Everything here is from City records — 14,068 parking tickets written across 77 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, September 11

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

506 S Central Ave (3 min walk) · 515 S Central Ave (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 29, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 550 S Jensen

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W Jackson Blvd alone took 643 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,994 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

5500 W Jackson Blvd — 643 tickets, 3 min walk NE
0 N Waller — 509 tickets, 9 min walk N
5600 W Washington — 453 tickets, 10 min walk N

Permit zones4,192 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

0 N Pine — 1,138 tickets, 9 min walk N
5500 W Adams — 550 tickets, 5 min walk NE
0 N Lotus — 477 tickets, 10 min walk NE

City sticker checks94 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

900 S Menard — 94 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Plate checks3,175 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

0 N Parkside — 509 tickets, 9 min walk N
5500 W Monroe St — 431 tickets, 6 min walk NE
0 S Parkside Ave — 296 tickets, 6 min walk N

Posted restrictions563 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

0 S Mayfield — 224 tickets, 8 min walk NW
0 S Menard — 215 tickets, 7 min walk NW
100 S Austin Blvd — 124 tickets, 10 min walk NW

Other enforcement862 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

5800 W Madison — 443 tickets, 9 min walk NW
5400 W Madison — 221 tickets, 8 min walk NE
5700 W Madison — 133 tickets, 7 min walk NW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

506 S Central Ave — speed camera, 3 min walk SE
515 S Central Ave — speed camera, 3 min walk SE
5816 W Jackson Blvd — speed camera, 5 min walk NW

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 3 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.

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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 29, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.