Parking at 5550 N Nagle Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5500–5599 N Nagle Ave. Everything here is from City records — 3,534 parking tickets written across 111 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?
2
6510 W Bryn Mawr Ave (3 min walk) · 6378 W Foster Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5550 N Nagle Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 N Meade Ave alone took 88 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning336 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 N Meade Ave — 88 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 5300 N Nashville Ave — 83 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 5800 N Mulligan Ave — 71 tickets, 6 min walk N
Permit zones119 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5600 N Northcott — 68 tickets, 3 min walk NW
- 5500 N Mcvicker Ave — 51 tickets, 9 min walk E
City sticker checks44 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5400 N Normandy Ave — 44 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Plate checks1,072 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5900 N Northwest Hwy — 166 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 5500 N Northwest Hwy — 138 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 5600 N Northwest Hwy — 102 tickets, 4 min walk NE
Posted restrictions286 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5700 N Natoma Ave — 108 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 5600 N Natoma Ave — 75 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 6500 W Hurlbut St — 60 tickets, 6 min walk NW
Other enforcement120 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 6500 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 120 tickets, 5 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 6510 W Bryn Mawr Ave — speed camera, 3 min walk W
- 6378 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk S
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.
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.