Parking at 550 E Bowen Ave
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Parking at this address

550 E Bowen Ave

Ward 4, cleaning section 8 · 15,975 parking tickets were written across 114 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
Then Wednesday, October 14. 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: 4100 S Indiana Ave alone took 461 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,360 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4100 S Indiana Ave — 461, 10 min walk W
  • 800 E 44th St — 411, 9 min walk SE
  • 400 E 41st St — 353, 2 min walk NW
  • 400 E Oakwood Blvd — 350, 5 min walk NW
  • 4100 S Drexel Blvd — 292, 7 min walk E
Permit zones2,917 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 4300 S Prairie Ave — 1,124, 10 min walk SW
  • 4300 S Calumet Ave — 547, 9 min walk SW
  • 4200 S Prairie Ave — 455, 9 min walk SW
  • 4200 S Calumet Ave — 324, 7 min walk SW
  • 3800 S Giles Ave — 251, 10 min walk NW
Plate checks7,300 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4000 S Ellis Ave — 428, 10 min walk E
  • 4100 S Ellis Ave — 369, 10 min walk E
  • 600 E 38th Pl — 308, 9 min walk N
  • 700 E 38th Pl — 281, 8 min walk N
  • 500 E 38th St — 234, 7 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 4, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
Jun3Wed
Jun4Thu
Jul17Fri
Jul20Mon
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Oct13Tue
Oct14Wed

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 13.
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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.