Parking at 3550 W 45th St
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3550 W 45th St

Ward 12, cleaning section 1 · 10,536 parking tickets were written across 74 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
Then Friday, October 9 · Tuesday, November 10 · Thursday, November 12. 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: 3100 W 46th St alone took 286 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,056 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 3100 W 46th St — 286, 10 min walk E
  • 4500 S Spaulding Ave — 283, 6 min walk E
  • 4400 S Spaulding Ave — 249, 6 min walk E
  • 3200 W 46th St — 239, 9 min walk E
  • 4600 S Sawyer Ave — 216, 8 min walk SE
Permit zones2,717 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 4400 S Sawyer Ave — 483, 8 min walk E
  • 4300 S Sawyer Ave — 401, 8 min walk NE
  • 4500 S Sawyer Ave — 298, 8 min walk E
  • 4700 S Hamlin Ave — 219, 9 min walk SW
  • 4700 S Ridgeway Ave — 198, 9 min walk SW
Plate checks2,048 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4600 S St Louis Ave — 339, 4 min walk SE
  • 4600 S Spaulding Ave — 305, 7 min walk SE
  • 3200 W 45th St — 273, 7 min walk E
  • 4500 S Christiana Ave — 260, 5 min walk E
  • 4300 S Spaulding Ave — 230, 7 min walk NE
Posted restrictions1,242 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 4400 S Archer Ave — 409, 5 min walk E
  • 4600 S Kedzie Ave — 152, 10 min walk SE
  • 4500 S Drake Ave — 141, 2 min walk S
  • 3800 W 47th St — 129, 9 min walk SW
  • 3300 W 46th St — 112, 5 min walk SE
Metered blocks1,247 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 4300 S Archer Ave — 1,247, 10 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 12, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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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.