Parking at 550 E 49th St
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Parking at this address

550 E 49th St

Ward 4, cleaning section 4 · 25,966 parking tickets were written across 113 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1 · Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 16. 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: 400 E 48th St alone took 574 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,105 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 400 E 48th St — 574, 4 min walk W
  • 4700 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 461, 6 min walk NW
  • 4600 S Evans Ave — 416, 7 min walk NE
  • 4800 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 403, 5 min walk W
  • 5100 S Calumet Ave — 400, 10 min walk SW
Plate checks12,911 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4800 S Drexel Blvd — 797, 8 min walk E
  • 4900 S Drexel Blvd — 774, 8 min walk E
  • 800 E 46th St — 607, 10 min walk NE
  • 600 E 50th Pl — 598, 3 min walk SE
  • 800 E 49th St — 577, 7 min walk E
Posted restrictions1,346 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5000 S Forrestville Ave — 898, 4 min walk S
  • 5000 S Champlain Ave — 356, 5 min walk S
  • 600 E 47th St — 92, 5 min walk NE
Metered blocks2,808 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 700 E 47th St — 1,289, 7 min walk NE
  • 200 E 47th St — 655, 10 min walk NW
  • 4700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 482, 6 min walk NE
  • 300 E 47th St — 382, 7 min walk NW
Other enforcement631 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 500 E 51st St — 427, 5 min walk S
  • 300 E 51st St — 135, 8 min walk SW
  • 5100 S Cottage Grove Ave — 69, 9 min walk SE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

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

Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon

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
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.