Parking at 2550 S Federal St
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2550 S Federal St

Ward 3, cleaning section 3 · 50,745 parking tickets were written across 116 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
Then Friday, October 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?
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: 2300 S Indiana alone took 350 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,868 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 2300 S Indiana — 350, 9 min walk NE
  • 200 E 29th St — 340, 10 min walk SE
  • 2600 S Wells St — 230, 4 min walk W
  • 2600 S Princeton Ave — 220, 5 min walk W
  • 200 W 30th St — 191, 9 min walk S
Permit zones8,274 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 0 E 23rd St — 3,119, 9 min walk NE
  • 200 W Alexander St — 1,698, 9 min walk NW
  • 300 W 24th St — 1,446, 9 min walk NW
  • 2300 S Wabash Ave — 881, 7 min walk NE
  • 2600 S Prairie Ave — 546, 9 min walk E
Plate checks10,498 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 200 W 24th St — 1,095, 6 min walk NW
  • 2900 S State St — 1,030, 8 min walk S
  • 2900 S Federal St — 1,029, 8 min walk S
  • 2700 S Prairie Ave — 567, 10 min walk E
  • 2500 S Wabash Ave — 562, 4 min walk E
Posted restrictions1,342 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 0 W 23rd St — 533, 7 min walk N
  • 2900 S Wentworth Ave — 209, 8 min walk S
  • 2400 S Michigan — 151, 6 min walk NE
  • 2700 S Indiana Ave — 143, 8 min walk SE
  • 100 E 28th Pl — 141, 8 min walk SE
Metered blocks26,340 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 2200 S Wentworth Ave — 5,027, 9 min walk N
  • 2300 S Wentworth Ave — 4,917, 6 min walk NW
  • 200 W 23rd St — 3,448, 8 min walk NW
  • 2300 S Michigan Ave — 3,141, 8 min walk NE
  • 2200 S Wabash Ave — 2,439, 9 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

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

Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
Oct8Thu
Oct9Fri

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 8.
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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.