Parking at 550 N Lake Shore Dr
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Parking at this address

550 N Lake Shore Dr

Ward 2, cleaning section 7 · 155,043 parking tickets were written across 70 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Friday, October 2 · Monday, October 5 · Monday, October 19. 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?
6
451 E Grand Ave (2 min walk) · 324 E Illinois St (6 min walk) · 489 N Columbus Dr (6 min walk) +3 more

Streets to watch nearby

permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 400 E North Water St alone took 396 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Permit zones396 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 400 E North Water St — 396, 5 min walk SW
Plate checks1,811 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 300 E Ontario St — 1,693, 5 min walk W
  • 200 N Lake Shore Dr — 65, 10 min walk S
  • 800 N Lake Shore Dr — 53, 7 min walk NW
Posted restrictions23,330 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 200 E Huron St — 3,726, 8 min walk NW
  • 200 E Erie St — 3,648, 8 min walk W
  • 600 N St Clair St — 3,616, 9 min walk W
  • 300 E Wacker Dr — 3,578, 8 min walk SW
  • 200 E Superior St — 1,129, 9 min walk NW
Metered blocks129,264 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 200 E Ohio St — 14,941, 7 min walk W
  • 300 E Erie St — 8,871, 5 min walk NW
  • 400 N New St — 8,815, 6 min walk SW
  • 300 E Ohio St — 8,767, 4 min walk W
  • 200 E Pearson St — 8,578, 10 min walk NW
Other enforcement50 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 300 N Columbus Dr — 50, 10 min walk SW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

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

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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, September 18.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
6 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.