Chicago parking by block · Portage Park · Ward 30

Parking at 5550 W Henderson St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5500–5599 W Henderson St. Everything here is from City records — 29,614 parking tickets written across 140 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
3206 N Central Ave (4 min walk) · 5550 W Belmont Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 30, section 9. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
23
Thu
Apr
24
Fri
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Oct
15
Thu
Oct
16
Fri

Streets to watch near 5550 W Henderson St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5200 W School St alone took 318 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,579 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones6,673 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,314 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,827 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks11,034 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3206 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk S
  • 5550 W Belmont Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk S
  • 5619 W Addison St — red-light camera, 7 min walk N
  • 3602 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk N

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 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 30, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.