Parking at 1550 W Thorndale Ave
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1550 W Thorndale Ave

Ward 48, cleaning section 2 · 26,256 parking tickets were written across 126 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Thursday, October 8 · Friday, October 9 · Friday, November 6 · Monday, November 9. 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?
4
5970 N Clark St (1 min walk) · 5921 N Clark St (1 min walk) · 5885 N Ridge Ave (2 min walk) +1 more

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 W Elmdale Ave alone took 300 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,074 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1400 W Elmdale Ave — 300, 3 min walk E
  • 5600 N Wayne Ave — 296, 10 min walk SE
  • 1200 W Norwood St — 268, 8 min walk E
  • 1400 W Olive Ave — 268, 8 min walk S
  • 1300 W Rosemont Ave — 266, 10 min walk NE
Permit zones3,786 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 6100 N Wolcott Ave — 496, 9 min walk NW
  • 1600 W Hollywood Ave — 352, 7 min walk S
  • 6000 N Paulina St — 321, 4 min walk NW
  • 6200 N Lakewood Ave — 305, 9 min walk NE
  • 1600 W Edgewater Ave — 292, 6 min walk S
Plate checks954 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 6200 N Ravenswood Ave — 248, 9 min walk NW
  • 1700 W Highland Ave — 224, 10 min walk N
  • 1700 W Glenlake Ave — 151, 5 min walk NW
  • 6200 N Paulina St — 137, 7 min walk N
  • 6200 N Greenview Ave — 125, 8 min walk N
Posted restrictions648 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1900 W Hood Ave — 332, 10 min walk NW
  • 6000 N Ridge Ave — 206, 4 min walk W
  • 6100 N Clark St — 110, 5 min walk N
Metered blocks8,716 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 5900 N Broadway — 1,279, 9 min walk E
  • 5800 N Broadway — 1,148, 10 min walk E
  • 5600 N Clark St — 1,055, 7 min walk S
  • 6100 N Broadway St — 850, 10 min walk E
  • 1500 W Hollywood Ave — 625, 7 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 48, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Aug12Wed
Aug13Thu
Sep10Thu
Sep11Fri
Oct8Thu
Oct9Fri
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon

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, September 11.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
4 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
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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.