Parking at 550 W 74th
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 500–599 W 74th. Everything here is from City records — 6,952 parking tickets written across 105 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 6, section 24. 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 W 74th
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7600 S Stewart Ave alone took 258 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
- 7600 S Stewart Ave — 258 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 7200 S Emerald Ave — 181 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 7300 S Emerald Ave — 181 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 7200 S Green St — 68 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 7600 S Emerald Ave — 210 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 7600 S Normal Ave — 183 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 7000 S Parnell Ave — 179 tickets, 9 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 346 W 76th St — speed camera, 6 min walk SE
- 341 W 76th St — speed camera, 7 min walk SE
- 7518 S Vincennes Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk SE
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.
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 6, section 24. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.