Parking at 5550 N Sheridan Rd
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5500–5599 N Sheridan Rd. Everything here is from City records — 32,015 parking tickets written across 73 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?
5
1023 W Hollywood Ave (4 min walk) · 910 W Hollywood Ave (4 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5550 N Sheridan Rd
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5700 N Kenmore Ave alone took 808 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning8,367 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5700 N Kenmore Ave — 808 tickets, 5 min walk N
- 5800 N Kenmore Ave — 700 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 5200 N Winthrop Ave — 567 tickets, 8 min walk S
Plate checks3,517 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5700 N Winthrop Ave — 869 tickets, 6 min walk NW
- 5400 N Kenmore Ave — 854 tickets, 2 min walk SW
- 5400 N Winthrop Ave — 661 tickets, 4 min walk SW
Posted restrictions5,276 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1000 W Catalpa — 1,022 tickets, 1 min walk SW
- 1000 W Ardmore Ave — 1,020 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 5800 N Winthrop Ave — 852 tickets, 8 min walk N
Metered blocks14,730 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1000 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 1,865 tickets, 2 min walk NW
- 5500 N Broadway St — 1,643 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 5500 N Kenmore Ave — 1,531 tickets, 1 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 1023 W Hollywood Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk N
- 910 W Hollywood Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk N
- 5204 N Sheridan Rd — red-light camera, 8 min walk S
- 922 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk S
- 5857 N Broadway — speed camera, 10 min walk NW
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 5 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.