Chicago parking by block · Austin · Ward 29

Parking at 5550 W Van Buren St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5500–5599 W Van Buren St. Everything here is from City records — 12,902 parking tickets written across 85 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 1502
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
3
506 S Central Ave (2 min walk) · 515 S Central Ave (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 29, section 3. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
7
Tue
Apr
8
Wed
May
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jun
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 5550 W Van Buren St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W Jackson Blvd alone took 643 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,981 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,263 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks94 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks3,692 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions215 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement419 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 506 S Central Ave — speed camera, 2 min walk SW
  • 515 S Central Ave — speed camera, 2 min walk SW
  • 5816 W Jackson Blvd — speed camera, 8 min walk NW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1502 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 3 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 29, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.