Parking at 550 N May St
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Parking at this address

550 N May St

Ward 27, cleaning section 8 · 77,503 parking tickets were written across 166 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
Then Tuesday, September 15 · Tuesday, October 13 · Wednesday, October 14 · Tuesday, November 10. 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?
1
1455 W Grand Ave (9 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 W Ohio St alone took 429 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,920 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1400 W Ohio St — 429, 9 min walk W
  • 1400 W Erie St — 411, 9 min walk W
  • 1300 W Erie St — 349, 5 min walk NW
  • 600 N Bishop St — 256, 8 min walk W
  • 500 N Ada St — 150, 5 min walk W
Permit zones12,870 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 900 W Huron St — 929, 7 min walk NE
  • 400 N Aberdeen St — 830, 3 min walk SE
  • 1400 W Huron St — 810, 10 min walk W
  • 600 N Peoria St — 703, 7 min walk E
  • 900 W Hubbard St — 639, 6 min walk SE
Plate checks13,242 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 100 N May St — 997, 10 min walk S
  • 1100 W Hubbard St — 765, 3 min walk S
  • 600 N May St — 630, 1 min walk N
  • 700 N Noble St — 464, 8 min walk NW
  • 800 N Noble St — 441, 9 min walk NW
Posted restrictions5,797 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 300 N Green St — 1,236, 9 min walk SE
  • 400 N Peoria — 981, 7 min walk SE
  • 1100 W Lake St — 666, 9 min walk S
  • 300 N Sangamon St — 400, 8 min walk SE
  • 900 W Wayman St — 383, 9 min walk SE
Metered blocks41,001 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 900 W Fulton Market — 4,735, 9 min walk SE
  • 1000 W Lake St — 3,410, 10 min walk S
  • 1000 W Fulton Market — 3,052, 8 min walk S
  • 200 N Sangamon St — 2,512, 10 min walk SE
  • 300 N Peoria St — 2,094, 8 min walk SE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 27, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
May19Tue
May20Wed
Jun17Wed
Jun18Thu
Jul17Fri
Jul20Mon
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Sep14Mon
Sep15Tue
Oct13Tue
Oct14Wed
Nov10Tue
Nov12Thu

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, September 14.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
1 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.