Parking at 5550 N Northwest Hwy
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5500–5599 N Northwest Hwy. Everything here is from City records — 4,619 parking tickets written across 124 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
6020 W Foster Ave (10 min walk) · 6510 W Bryn Mawr Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5550 N Northwest Hwy
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 N Mango Ave alone took 98 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning882 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 N Mango Ave — 98 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 5400 N Monitor Ave — 97 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 5600 N Meade Ave — 88 tickets, 2 min walk NE
Permit zones252 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 N Menard — 133 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 5600 N Northcott — 68 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 5500 N Mcvicker Ave — 51 tickets, 2 min walk E
Plate checks1,956 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5500 N Northwest Hwy — 138 tickets, 1 min walk N
- 5500 N Mango Ave — 122 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 5500 N Austin Ave — 116 tickets, 3 min walk E
Posted restrictions43 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5800 N Nagle Ave — 43 tickets, 8 min walk NW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 6020 W Foster Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk S
- 6510 W Bryn Mawr Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk W
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.