Parking at 4550 S State St
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4550 S State St

Ward 3, cleaning section 11 · 15,844 parking tickets were written across 100 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Monday, November 2 · Tuesday, November 3. 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: 4200 S Michigan Ave alone took 819 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,556 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4200 S Michigan Ave — 819, 8 min walk NE
  • 4300 S Michigan Ave — 445, 6 min walk NE
  • 4600 S Wabash Ave — 344, 4 min walk SE
  • 4500 S Michigan Ave — 335, 3 min walk E
  • 4200 S Indiana Ave — 327, 9 min walk NE
Permit zones2,270 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 4300 S Prairie Ave — 1,124, 8 min walk NE
  • 4300 S Calumet Ave — 547, 9 min walk NE
  • 4200 S Prairie Ave — 455, 10 min walk NE
  • 300 W Swann St — 61, 9 min walk W
  • 100 W Swann St — 42, 5 min walk SW
Plate checks4,743 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4700 S Michigan Ave — 318, 6 min walk SE
  • 4400 S Calumet Ave — 292, 9 min walk E
  • 4700 S Calumet Ave — 286, 10 min walk SE
  • 4400 S Michigan Ave — 266, 4 min walk NE
  • 4500 S Wabash Ave — 239, 2 min walk E
Posted restrictions479 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 4200 S State St — 211, 7 min walk N
  • 4600 S Federal — 112, 3 min walk SW
  • 4700 S Federal — 91, 6 min walk S
  • 4700 S State St — 65, 5 min walk S
Metered blocks1,243 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 200 E 47th St — 655, 7 min walk SE
  • 100 E 47th St — 588, 6 min walk SE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 3, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Nov2Mon
Nov3Tue

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, September 16.
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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.