Parking at 550 N Wells St
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Parking at this address

550 N Wells St

Ward 42, cleaning section 2 · 466,437 parking tickets were written across 164 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23 · Tuesday, October 6 · Wednesday, October 7 · Thursday, October 22. 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
149 W Kinzie St (5 min walk) · 349 N La Salle Dr (5 min walk) · 105 W Chicago Ave (7 min walk) +3 more

Streets to watch nearby

permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 500 W Erie St alone took 2,797 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Permit zones5,330 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 500 W Erie St — 2,797, 8 min walk W
  • 800 N La Salle St — 819, 10 min walk N
  • 500 W Huron St — 725, 9 min walk NW
  • 500 W Superior St — 403, 10 min walk NW
  • 100 W Chestnut St — 299, 8 min walk N
Plate checks2,684 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 300 N Clinton St — 1,192, 10 min walk SW
  • 100 E Ontario St — 819, 10 min walk E
  • 700 N Larrabee St — 544, 9 min walk W
  • 600 W Grand Ave — 84, 9 min walk W
  • 400 N Clinton St — 45, 8 min walk SW
Posted restrictions71,534 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 0 W Hubbard St — 12,917, 7 min walk SE
  • 400 N State St — 12,909, 7 min walk E
  • 100 W Kinzie St — 11,297, 4 min walk S
  • 100 W Illinois St — 8,805, 2 min walk SE
  • 600 N Wells St — 6,549, 1 min walk N
Metered blocks383,616 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 100 W Hubbard St — 15,708, 4 min walk SE
  • 400 N Wabash Ave — 12,819, 9 min walk SE
  • 0 E Hubbard St — 11,616, 9 min walk E
  • 0 W Illinois St — 10,317, 5 min walk SE
  • 0 W Grand Ave — 9,929, 4 min walk E
Other enforcement3,120 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 400 W Chicago Ave — 1,952, 9 min walk NW
  • 100 W Chicago Avenue — 904, 7 min walk N
  • 200 N Dearborn St — 214, 9 min walk SE
  • 200 W Haddock Pl — 50, 8 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 42, section 2. 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 22.
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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.