Chicago parking by block · West Elsdon · Ward 13

Parking at 5550 S Tripp Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5500–5599 S Tripp Ave. Everything here is from City records — 13,080 parking tickets written across 115 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
5450 S Pulaski Rd (6 min walk) · 5428 S Pulaski S Rd (7 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.

Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 5550 S Tripp Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 S Kenneth Ave alone took 153 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,181 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,830 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks198 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks6,039 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,423 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks132 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5450 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 6 min walk E
  • 5428 S Pulaski S Rd — speed camera, 7 min walk NE
  • 5433 S Pulaski Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk E
  • 3946 W 55th St — red-light camera, 7 min walk E
  • 4298 w 59th St — speed camera, 9 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 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.
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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.