Parking at 550 W Lawrence Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 500–599 W Lawrence Ave. Everything here is from City records — 20,374 parking tickets written across 52 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 Lawrence Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 W Lawrence Ave alone took 1,054 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning8,330 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 800 W Lawrence Ave — 1,054 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 900 W Lawrence Ave — 809 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 900 W Eastwood Ave — 617 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Permit zones1,292 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 800 W Windsor Ave — 942 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 900 W Gunnison St — 350 tickets, 9 min walk W
Plate checks586 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4500 N Marine Dr — 474 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 4800 N Simonds Dr — 112 tickets, 2 min walk NW
Posted restrictions6,044 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4600 N Clarendon Ave — 880 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 4500 N Clarendon Ave — 874 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 4400 N Simonds Dr — 857 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Metered blocks3,425 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 500 W Lawrence Ave — 1,849 tickets, 1 min walk N
- 4900 N Marine Dr — 770 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 600 W Lawrence Ave — 437 tickets, 3 min walk W
Other enforcement579 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 4400 N Marine Dr — 472 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 5000 N Simonds Dr — 55 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 4400 N Lake Shore Dr — 52 tickets, 9 min walk S
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.