Parking at 4550 S Ashland Ave
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4550 S Ashland Ave

Ward 15, cleaning section 2 · 42,970 parking tickets were written across 107 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25 · Friday, October 23 · Monday, October 26. 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: 4800 S Wood St alone took 553 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,593 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4800 S Wood St — 553, 8 min walk SW
  • 4700 S Wolcott Ave — 550, 9 min walk SW
  • 4400 S Wood St — 463, 5 min walk NW
  • 4500 S Wood St — 403, 5 min walk W
  • 4300 S Wood St — 363, 7 min walk NW
Permit zones2,177 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 4400 S Honore St — 460, 7 min walk NW
  • 4600 S Honore St — 340, 6 min walk W
  • 4400 S Hermitage Ave — 309, 4 min walk NW
  • 1800 W 45th St — 280, 7 min walk W
  • 4800 S Marshfield Ave — 278, 7 min walk S
Plate checks4,225 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4800 S Honore St — 389, 9 min walk SW
  • 4800 S Justine St — 363, 7 min walk S
  • 4800 S Paulina St — 293, 7 min walk S
  • 4300 S Wolcott Ave — 263, 9 min walk NW
  • 4700 S Ada St — 232, 8 min walk SE
Posted restrictions2,912 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1400 W 44th St — 439, 6 min walk NE
  • 1700 W 48th St — 344, 6 min walk SW
  • 1700 W 44th St — 343, 5 min walk NW
  • 1800 W 48th St — 329, 8 min walk SW
  • 1900 W 48th St — 277, 10 min walk SW
Metered blocks25,686 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 4700 S Ashland Ave — 3,570, 5 min walk S
  • 4800 S Ashland Ave — 2,523, 7 min walk S
  • 4700 S Paulina St — 2,412, 5 min walk SW
  • 4600 S Ashland Ave — 2,220, 2 min walk S
  • 1800 W 47th St — 2,135, 7 min walk SW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 15, section 2. 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, September 24.
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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.