Parking at 5450 S Federal St
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5450 S Federal St

Ward 20, cleaning section 7 · 8,118 parking tickets were written across 77 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1. 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
176 W Garfield Blvd (2 min walk) · 5523 S Wentworth Ave (3 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 S Michigan Ave alone took 312 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,247 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5400 S Michigan Ave — 312, 6 min walk E
  • 5100 S Wabash Ave — 203, 9 min walk NE
  • 5300 S Wabash Ave — 142, 5 min walk NE
  • 5300 S Indiana Ave — 124, 9 min walk NE
  • 5500 S Shields Ave — 101, 7 min walk SW
Plate checks6,250 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5600 S Michigan Ave — 548, 8 min walk SE
  • 5600 S Wabash Ave — 408, 7 min walk SE
  • 5300 S Michigan Ave — 355, 6 min walk E
  • 5500 S Wabash Ave — 327, 5 min walk SE
  • 5400 S Prairie Ave — 317, 9 min walk E
Metered blocks46 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 100 E 53rd St — 46, 8 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun11Thu
Jun12Fri
Aug6Thu
Aug7Fri
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu

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 30.
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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.