Chicago parking by block · New City · Ward 20
Parking at 550 W 51st
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 500–599 W 51st. Everything here is from City records — 3,737 parking tickets written across 53 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 550 W 51st
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 600 W 48th Pl alone took 273 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning807 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 600 W 48th Pl — 273 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 4800 S Union Ave — 189 tickets, 6 min walk NW
- 600 W 47th St — 149 tickets, 9 min walk N
Plate checks2,363 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 700 W 48th Pl — 342 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 700 W 50th Pl — 274 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 5200 S Peoria St — 149 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions114 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 900 W 51st St — 114 tickets, 10 min walk W
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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 20, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.