Parking at 1550 S Ashland Ave
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Parking at this address

1550 S Ashland Ave

Ward 28, cleaning section 3 · 67,865 parking tickets were written across 119 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1 · Tuesday, October 27 · Wednesday, October 28. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone — but nearby blocks are, so a guest can still cross the line into one.
Cameras nearby?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1800 W 18th St alone took 1,266 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,778 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1800 W 18th St — 1,266, 7 min walk SW
  • 1200 W 16th St — 639, 9 min walk E
  • 1700 S Laflin St — 379, 5 min walk SE
  • 1800 S Damen Ave — 313, 10 min walk SW
  • 2000 S Blue Island Ave — 279, 8 min walk SE
Permit zones11,424 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1800 S Throop St — 1,515, 10 min walk SE
  • 1600 S Throop St — 1,079, 9 min walk E
  • 1300 W 19th St — 846, 9 min walk SE
  • 1800 S Laflin St — 827, 5 min walk SE
  • 1700 W 17th St — 775, 3 min walk SW
Plate checks11,171 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1700 W 21st St — 658, 10 min walk S
  • 1300 W 16th St — 653, 9 min walk E
  • 1800 W 19th St — 622, 7 min walk SW
  • 1800 S Wood St — 570, 5 min walk SW
  • 1600 W 19th St — 533, 6 min walk S
Posted restrictions935 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1400 W 17th St — 489, 4 min walk SE
  • 1600 S Paulina St — 253, 2 min walk SW
  • 2000 S Paulina St — 193, 8 min walk S
Metered blocks39,716 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1800 S Blue Island Ave — 6,089, 7 min walk SE
  • 1500 W 18th St — 5,905, 4 min walk SE
  • 1300 W 18th St — 5,302, 8 min walk SE
  • 1700 W 18th St — 4,125, 4 min walk SW
  • 1600 W 18th St — 3,840, 3 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 28, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jun17Wed
Jun18Thu
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.