Chicago parking by block · Austin · Ward 37

Parking at 5550 W Ohio

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5500–5599 W Ohio. Everything here is from City records — 17,880 parking tickets written across 139 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
466 N Central Ave (4 min walk) · 5615 W Lake St (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 37, section 5. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
May
26
Tue
May
27
Wed
Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon
Nov
17
Tue
Nov
18
Wed

Streets to watch near 5550 W Ohio

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 500 N Pine Ave alone took 308 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,044 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,711 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks7,338 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,187 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement121 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 466 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk S
  • 5615 W Lake St — red-light camera, 5 min walk S
  • 5607 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk N
  • 804 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 6 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 37, section 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.