Parking at 550 W 14th Pl
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 500–599 W 14th Pl. Everything here is from City records — 57,570 parking tickets written across 89 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?
4
1215 S Canal St (7 min walk) · 644 Roosevelt Rd (7 min walk)
Streets to watch near 550 W 14th Pl
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 S Halsted St alone took 556 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,701 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1400 S Halsted St — 556 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 800 W 18th St — 469 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 1700 S Jefferson St — 298 tickets, 6 min walk S
Permit zones3,604 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 700 W 17th St — 989 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 1400 S Emerald Ave — 461 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 1500 S Peoria St — 379 tickets, 8 min walk W
Plate checks3,187 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 700 W 19th St — 506 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 1700 S Desplaines St — 414 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 1700 S Clinton St — 217 tickets, 6 min walk S
Posted restrictions632 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 W Maxwell — 588 tickets, 6 min walk NW
- 1000 S Clinton St — 44 tickets, 9 min walk N
Metered blocks46,091 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1100 S Canal St — 17,618 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 500 W Roosevelt Road — 6,301 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 1200 S Clinton St — 4,938 tickets, 5 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 1215 S Canal St — red-light camera, 7 min walk N
- 644 Roosevelt Rd — red-light camera, 7 min walk N
- 732 W Roosevelt Rd — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
- 809 W Roosevelt Rd — red-light camera, 9 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 4 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.