Chicago parking by block · East Garfield Park · Ward 27

Parking at 550 S Sacramento

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 500–599 S Sacramento. Everything here is from City records — 13,551 parking tickets written across 116 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
3047 W Jackson Blvd (5 min walk) · 324 S Kedzie Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 27, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
9
Thu
Apr
10
Fri
May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Jul
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
1
Thu
Oct
29
Thu
Oct
30
Fri

Streets to watch near 550 S Sacramento

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W Arthington St alone took 311 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,443 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,105 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks212 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks7,417 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions678 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3047 W Jackson Blvd — speed camera, 5 min walk NW
  • 324 S Kedzie Ave — speed camera, 6 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 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.
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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 27, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.