Parking at 550 N State St
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Parking at this address

550 N State St

Ward 42, cleaning section 4 · 526,885 parking tickets were written across 165 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 15
Then Wednesday, September 16 · Tuesday, September 29 · Wednesday, September 30 · Thursday, October 15. 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
630 N Michigan Ave (5 min walk) · 142 E Ontario St (6 min walk) · 349 N La Salle Dr (6 min walk) +3 more

Streets to watch nearby

permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 100 W Chestnut St alone took 299 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Permit zones299 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 100 W Chestnut St — 299, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks1,212 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 100 E Ontario St — 819, 4 min walk E
  • 800 N Michigan — 393, 10 min walk NE
Posted restrictions112,008 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 0 W Hubbard St — 12,917, 3 min walk S
  • 400 N State St — 12,909, 3 min walk S
  • 100 W Kinzie St — 11,297, 6 min walk SW
  • 100 W Illinois St — 8,805, 5 min walk SW
  • 600 N Wells St — 6,549, 5 min walk W
Metered blocks408,844 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 100 W Hubbard St — 15,708, 4 min walk SW
  • 200 E Ohio St — 14,941, 8 min walk E
  • 400 N Wabash Ave — 12,819, 4 min walk SE
  • 0 E Hubbard St — 11,616, 4 min walk SE
  • 0 W Illinois St — 10,317, 2 min walk SW
Other enforcement4,396 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 100 N Dearborn St — 3,278, 9 min walk S
  • 100 W Chicago Avenue — 904, 7 min walk NW
  • 200 N Dearborn St — 214, 7 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 42, section 4. 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 Tuesday, September 15.
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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.