Parking at 1550 S Racine
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1550 S Racine

Ward 25, cleaning section 10 · 70,368 parking tickets were written across 138 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5 · Wednesday, November 4 · Thursday, November 5. 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: 1000 W 18th St alone took 1,339 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,330 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1000 W 18th St — 1,339, 7 min walk SE
  • 1200 W 16th St — 639, 3 min walk SW
  • 1100 W Cullerton St — 619, 8 min walk S
  • 1200 S Blue Island Ave — 492, 6 min walk N
  • 1000 W 16th St — 486, 6 min walk E
Permit zones21,400 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 900 W 18th Pl — 2,346, 9 min walk SE
  • 1800 S Throop St — 1,515, 6 min walk S
  • 1100 W 19th St — 1,455, 7 min walk S
  • 1100 W 17th St — 1,180, 4 min walk S
  • 1600 S Throop St — 1,079, 5 min walk SW
Plate checks15,258 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1200 W 19th St — 732, 7 min walk S
  • 900 W 19th St — 700, 9 min walk SE
  • 1300 W 16th St — 653, 3 min walk SW
  • 1100 W 16th St — 635, 3 min walk SE
  • 1200 W 21st St — 584, 10 min walk S
Posted restrictions1,297 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1400 W 17th St — 489, 8 min walk SW
  • 1900 S Allport St — 427, 7 min walk S
  • 1900 S Throop St — 381, 8 min walk S
Metered blocks23,462 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1800 S Blue Island Ave — 6,089, 8 min walk SW
  • 1300 W 18th St — 5,302, 7 min walk SW
  • 1100 W 18th St — 3,588, 5 min walk S
  • 1400 W 18th St — 3,579, 8 min walk SW
  • 1200 W 18th St — 2,664, 5 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 25, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
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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.