Parking at 5650 S Rockwell St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5600–5699 S Rockwell St. Everything here is from City records — 18,258 parking tickets written across 125 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
2513 W 55th St (4 min walk) · 5520 S Western Ave (5 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5650 S Rockwell St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Claremont Ave alone took 279 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning7,398 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 S Claremont Ave — 279 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 2700 W 59th St — 275 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 5800 S Artesian Ave — 257 tickets, 7 min walk SE
Permit zones2,701 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 S Fairfield Ave — 372 tickets, 4 min walk NW
- 5400 S Mozart St — 331 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 5500 S Washtenaw Ave — 274 tickets, 3 min walk NW
City sticker checks147 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5500 S Richmond St — 147 tickets, 9 min walk W
Plate checks4,718 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 W 56th St — 274 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 5900 S Rockwell St — 251 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 5300 S Maplewood Ave — 231 tickets, 7 min walk N
Posted restrictions1,455 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 2600 W 55th St — 226 tickets, 3 min walk N
- 5800 S California Ave — 205 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 2900 W 55th St — 201 tickets, 9 min walk W
Metered blocks1,614 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2800 W 55th St — 811 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 2700 W 55th St — 482 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 5500 S Mozart St — 176 tickets, 6 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2513 W 55th St — speed camera, 4 min walk NE
- 5520 S Western Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk E
- 5529 S Western Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk E
- 2409 W 55th St — red-light camera, 6 min walk NE
- 5486 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 6 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 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.