Parking at 5450 S Dorchester Ave
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Parking at this address

5450 S Dorchester Ave

Ward 5, cleaning section 14 · 102,379 parking tickets were written across 123 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 23
Then 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: 5500 S Cornell Ave alone took 692 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,509 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5500 S Cornell Ave — 692, 8 min walk SE
  • 5400 S Hyde Park Blvd — 600, 8 min walk E
  • 5500 S Hyde Park Blvd — 594, 9 min walk E
  • 5100 S Kimbark Ave — 387, 8 min walk NW
  • 5300 S Hyde Park Blvd — 380, 9 min walk E
Permit zones365 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5500 S Harper Ave — 365, 5 min walk SE
Plate checks17,793 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5400 S Cornell Ave — 1,140, 7 min walk E
  • 1400 E 52nd St — 789, 6 min walk N
  • 5200 S Kenwood Ave — 696, 5 min walk N
  • 1300 E Hyde Park Blvd — 656, 8 min walk N
  • 5100 S Dorchester Ave — 656, 7 min walk N
Posted restrictions3,045 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5200 S Cornell Ave — 751, 8 min walk NE
  • 5100 S Harper Ave — 728, 8 min walk NE
  • 1600 E 56th St — 688, 9 min walk SE
  • 5000 S Blackstone Ave — 642, 10 min walk N
  • 5200 S Lake Park Ave — 236, 7 min walk NE
Metered blocks73,563 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1300 E 53rd St — 15,694, 4 min walk N
  • 1400 E 53rd St — 10,344, 4 min walk N
  • 1600 E 53rd St — 6,805, 9 min walk NE
  • 1500 E 53rd St — 4,870, 7 min walk NE
  • 1600 E 55th St — 4,151, 5 min walk E

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul7Tue
Jul10Fri
Aug26Wed
Aug28Fri
Oct23Fri
Oct26Mon

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 23.
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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.