Chicago parking by block · Austin · Ward 37

Parking at 5550 W Homer St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5500–5599 W Homer St. Everything here is from City records — 20,035 parking tickets written across 108 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, September 22

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

5440 W Grand Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 37, section 1. 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 W Homer St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W North Ave alone took 343 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,663 tickets

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

5500 W North Ave — 343 tickets, 8 min walk S
5300 W North Ave — 301 tickets, 10 min walk SE
1800 N Luna Ave — 259 tickets, 2 min walk SE

Permit zones3,502 tickets

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

2100 N Mango Ave — 678 tickets, 7 min walk NW
2000 N Parkside — 662 tickets, 4 min walk NW
2100 N Menard Ave — 463 tickets, 9 min walk NW

City sticker checks91 tickets

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

1500 N Central Ave — 91 tickets, 9 min walk S

Plate checks5,835 tickets

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

1700 N Linder Ave — 322 tickets, 5 min walk SE
1700 N Mayfield Ave — 273 tickets, 9 min walk SW
5800 W Dickens Ave — 266 tickets, 9 min walk NW

Posted restrictions4,606 tickets

Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.

1700 N Mason Ave — 570 tickets, 10 min walk SW
1600 N Luna — 529 tickets, 7 min walk S
2100 N Parkside — 504 tickets, 7 min walk N

Other enforcement125 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

5500 W Homer St — 63 tickets, 1 min walk N
5700 W North Ave — 62 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5440 W Grand Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk NE

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 1 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 37, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.