Parking at 4550 S Cottage Grove
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Parking at this address

4550 S Cottage Grove

Ward 4, cleaning section 5 · 26,936 parking tickets were written across 119 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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: 4600 S Evans Ave alone took 416 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,350 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4600 S Evans Ave — 416, 2 min walk S
  • 800 E 44th St — 411, 5 min walk N
  • 900 E 46th St — 377, 4 min walk E
  • 400 E 45th Pl — 291, 9 min walk W
  • 1000 E 47th St — 242, 7 min walk SE
Plate checks17,995 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4600 S Drexel Blvd — 1,281, 4 min walk SE
  • 4500 S Drexel Blvd — 1,050, 3 min walk E
  • 4800 S Drexel Blvd — 797, 7 min walk S
  • 4400 S Drexel Blvd — 789, 5 min walk NE
  • 4900 S Drexel Blvd — 774, 9 min walk S
Posted restrictions254 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 900 E 45th St — 162, 5 min walk NE
  • 600 E 47th St — 92, 4 min walk SW
Metered blocks1,771 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 700 E 47th St — 1,289, 3 min walk S
  • 4700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 482, 5 min walk S
Other enforcement420 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 4500 S Cottage Grove — 420, 1 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 4, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
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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.