Chicago parking by block · West Elsdon · Ward 13

Parking at 5550 S Karlov Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5500–5599 S Karlov Ave. Everything here is from City records — 12,149 parking tickets written across 117 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, November 6

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Zone 382

A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.

Cameras nearby?

5450 S Pulaski Rd (3 min walk) · 3946 W 55th St (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 13, section 23. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 5550 S Karlov Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 S Kenneth Ave alone took 153 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,285 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

5400 S Kenneth Ave — 153 tickets, 9 min walk W
5600 S Kolin Ave — 143 tickets, 7 min walk W
3800 W 57th St — 112 tickets, 8 min walk SE

Permit zones2,876 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

3900 W 56th Pl — 438 tickets, 5 min walk SE
5400 S Springfield Ave — 240 tickets, 6 min walk NE
4000 W 56th St — 200 tickets, 1 min walk SE

City sticker checks318 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

4100 W 58th Pl — 143 tickets, 8 min walk S
3700 W 56th St — 120 tickets, 9 min walk E
5800 S Keeler Ave — 55 tickets, 9 min walk S

Plate checks5,851 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

5700 S Kildare Ave — 232 tickets, 7 min walk SW
5200 S Tripp Ave — 220 tickets, 9 min walk NW
5400 S Harding Ave — 196 tickets, 5 min walk NE

Posted restrictions1,363 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

4200 W 55th St — 248 tickets, 4 min walk W
4400 W 55th St — 245 tickets, 8 min walk W
3900 W 55th St — 210 tickets, 3 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5450 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 3 min walk NE
3946 W 55th St — red-light camera, 3 min walk NE
5428 S Pulaski S Rd — speed camera, 4 min walk NE
5433 S Pulaski Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk NE

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
Zone 382 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
A spoken warning before you reach any of the 4 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.

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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 13, section 23. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.