Parking at 550 E 38th St
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Parking at this address

550 E 38th St

Ward 4, cleaning section 10 · 16,310 parking tickets were written across 101 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 20. 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: 3600 S Indiana Ave alone took 617 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,215 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 3600 S Indiana Ave — 617, 9 min walk W
  • 400 E 35th St — 542, 7 min walk N
  • 3900 S Indiana Ave — 488, 10 min walk SW
  • 400 E 41st St — 353, 8 min walk S
  • 400 E Oakwood Blvd — 350, 5 min walk S
Permit zones467 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 3800 S Giles Ave — 251, 6 min walk W
  • 3900 S Prairie Ave — 216, 8 min walk SW
Plate checks9,466 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 3500 S Rhodes Ave — 1,852, 4 min walk N
  • 500 E Browning Ave — 637, 6 min walk NE
  • 3600 S Rhodes Ave — 435, 3 min walk N
  • 3600 S Lake Park Ave — 367, 8 min walk NE
  • 3500 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 340, 7 min walk NW
Posted restrictions59 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 3800 S Prairie Ave — 59, 8 min walk W
Other enforcement596 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 3400 S Rhodes Ave — 596, 7 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 4, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, October 19.
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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.