Parking at 3550 S Michigan Ave
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Parking at this address

3550 S Michigan Ave

Ward 3, cleaning section 6 · 18,934 parking tickets were written across 93 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 20. 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: 3600 S Indiana Ave alone took 617 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,297 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 3600 S Indiana Ave — 617, 3 min walk SE
  • 3700 S Indiana Ave — 320, 5 min walk SE
  • 3400 S Indiana Ave — 285, 3 min walk NE
  • 3300 S Michigan Ave — 230, 5 min walk N
  • 3500 S Prairie Ave — 228, 4 min walk E
Permit zones1,886 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 3500 S Dearborn St — 402, 4 min walk W
  • 0 W 36th St — 380, 4 min walk W
  • 3800 S Giles Ave — 251, 9 min walk SE
  • 3500 S Federal St — 233, 5 min walk W
  • 0 W 37th St — 231, 7 min walk SW
Plate checks7,567 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 3500 S Rhodes Ave — 1,852, 10 min walk E
  • 3200 S Prairie Ave — 452, 9 min walk N
  • 3600 S Rhodes Ave — 435, 10 min walk E
  • 0 E 36th Pl — 394, 1 min walk SW
  • 3500 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 340, 7 min walk E
Posted restrictions569 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 3500 S Michigan Ave — 262, 1 min walk N
  • 3700 S State — 102, 6 min walk SW
  • 100 W 35th St — 79, 6 min walk W
  • 100 E 36th St — 67, 1 min walk E
  • 3800 S Prairie Ave — 59, 9 min walk SE
Metered blocks5,216 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 3500 S State St — 1,889, 3 min walk W
  • 0 W 35th St — 1,719, 3 min walk W
  • 100 E 35th St — 739, 2 min walk NE
  • 3600 S State St — 479, 4 min walk SW
  • 0 E 35th St — 390, 2 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 3, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
Jun1Mon
Jun2Tue
Jul17Fri
Jul20Mon
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, October 19.
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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.