Parking at 550 S Jensen
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Parking at this address

550 S Jensen

Ward 29, cleaning section 1 · 9,174 parking tickets were written across 65 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Wednesday, October 21 · 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?
3
515 S Central Ave (1 min walk) · 506 S Central Ave (1 min walk) · 5816 W Jackson Blvd (8 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W Jackson Blvd alone took 643 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,518 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5500 W Jackson Blvd — 643, 5 min walk N
  • 5500 W Congress Pkwy — 446, 2 min walk NE
  • 5500 W Gladys Ave — 406, 4 min walk NE
  • 5200 W Congress Pkwy — 285, 9 min walk E
  • 5400 W Quincy — 210, 8 min walk NE
Permit zones2,508 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5500 W Adams — 550, 8 min walk N
  • 5500 W Quincy St — 443, 7 min walk N
  • 5500 W Van Buren St — 317, 3 min walk NE
  • 5400 W Adams St — 292, 9 min walk NE
  • 100 S Parkside Ave — 206, 8 min walk N
City sticker checks94 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 900 S Menard — 94, 6 min walk SW
Plate checks2,889 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5500 W Monroe St — 431, 9 min walk N
  • 0 S Parkside Ave — 296, 10 min walk N
  • 5200 W Van Buren St — 231, 9 min walk E
  • 300 S Lotus — 204, 5 min walk NE
  • 5800 W Arthington St — 179, 8 min walk SW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 29, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
May11Mon
May12Tue
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Sep10Thu
Sep11Fri
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu

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 11.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
3 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.