Parking at 4550 W 53rd St
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Parking at this address

4550 W 53rd St

Ward 23, cleaning section 11 · 12,253 parking tickets were written across 105 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17. 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?
2
5356 S Archer Ave (6 min walk) · 5207 S Cicero Ave (7 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 S Kenneth Ave alone took 153 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning360 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5400 S Kenneth Ave — 153, 5 min walk SE
  • 5500 S Kostner Ave — 84, 8 min walk SE
  • 5000 S Kenneth Ave — 68, 7 min walk N
  • 5000 S Kilbourn Ave — 55, 6 min walk N
Permit zones3,805 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5000 S Kildare Ave — 415, 9 min walk NE
  • 5100 S Kildare Ave — 319, 8 min walk NE
  • 5400 S Kilbourn Ave — 254, 3 min walk SE
  • 5500 S Kolmar Ave — 232, 6 min walk S
  • 5000 S Kolin Ave — 200, 8 min walk NE
City sticker checks178 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 5100 S Knox Ave — 178, 4 min walk NW
Plate checks5,702 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4500 W 51st St — 558, 5 min walk N
  • 5200 S Tripp Ave — 220, 8 min walk E
  • 4900 S Kostner Ave — 212, 9 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Kilbourn Ave — 208, 2 min walk NE
  • 5600 S Kolmar Ave — 194, 9 min walk S
Posted restrictions1,596 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 4500 W 55th St — 259, 5 min walk S
  • 4300 W 50th St — 252, 9 min walk NE
  • 4200 W 55th St — 248, 10 min walk SE
  • 4400 W 55th St — 245, 6 min walk SE
  • 5100 S Kolin Ave — 213, 6 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu

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
2 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
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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.