Parking at 2550 W Shakespeare Ave
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Parking at this address

2550 W Shakespeare Ave

Ward 1, cleaning section 11 · 53,470 parking tickets were written across 168 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 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?
3
2638 W Fullerton Ave (6 min walk) · 2343 N Western Ave (7 min walk) · 2404 N Western Ave (7 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2000 N Campbell Ave alone took 408 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,826 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 2000 N Campbell Ave — 408, 3 min walk SE
  • 2700 W Francis Pl — 368, 5 min walk SW
  • 2300 N Washtenaw Ave — 351, 6 min walk NW
  • 2800 W Shakespeare Ave — 347, 7 min walk W
  • 1900 N Campbell Ave — 340, 7 min walk S
Permit zones9,194 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2700 W Belden Ave — 785, 6 min walk NW
  • 2400 W Homer St — 657, 7 min walk SE
  • 2800 W Belden Ave — 524, 9 min walk NW
  • 2400 W Cortland St — 522, 8 min walk SE
  • 2500 W Homer St — 502, 6 min walk S
Plate checks8,565 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1800 N Winnebago Ave — 374, 9 min walk SE
  • 2300 N Rockwell St — 358, 5 min walk N
  • 2500 W Fullerton Ave — 344, 6 min walk N
  • 2500 W Cortland St — 301, 7 min walk S
  • 2200 N Rockwell St — 292, 3 min walk NW
Posted restrictions78 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 2200 W Dickens Ave — 78, 8 min walk E
Metered blocks24,202 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 2300 N Milwaukee Ave — 7,972, 7 min walk NW
  • 2300 N California Ave — 2,375, 7 min walk NW
  • 2000 N Milwaukee Ave — 1,794, 2 min walk S
  • 2200 N Milwaukee Ave — 1,420, 6 min walk NW
  • 2100 N Maplewood Ave — 1,112, 1 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 1, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jun11Thu
Jun12Fri
Jul27Mon
Jul28Tue
Sep8Tue
Sep9Wed
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu

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, October 21.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
3 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.