Parking at 550 S Michigan
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Parking at this address

550 S Michigan

Ward 4, cleaning section 15 · 165,741 parking tickets were written across 133 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Monday, November 2 · Tuesday, November 3. 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
629 S State St (3 min walk) · 630 S State St (4 min walk) · 385 Michigan Ave (4 min walk) +3 more

Streets to watch nearby

permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 800 S Financial Pl alone took 1,285 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Permit zones5,081 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 800 S Financial Pl — 1,285, 10 min walk SW
  • 700 S Wells St — 1,034, 10 min walk W
  • 600 S Wells St — 892, 10 min walk W
  • 600 S Financial Pl — 487, 9 min walk W
  • 700 S Financial Pl — 422, 9 min walk W
Plate checks1,259 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 400 S Plymouth Ct — 585, 5 min walk NW
  • 400 S La Salle St — 251, 8 min walk W
  • 300 S State St — 211, 5 min walk NW
  • 400 S State St — 90, 4 min walk NW
  • 500 S Lake Shore Dr — 76, 7 min walk E
Posted restrictions38,889 tickets
Loading zone enforcement. Not a spot to leave a private car.
  • 0 S Wabash Ave — 6,945, 9 min walk N
  • 0 E Adams St — 3,471, 7 min walk N
  • 500 S Clark St — 2,757, 7 min walk W
  • 0 S State St — 2,689, 10 min walk N
  • 1100 S Wabash Ave — 2,432, 9 min walk S
Metered blocks118,946 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 100 S Wabash Ave — 6,176, 8 min walk N
  • 0 E 9th St — 6,004, 6 min walk S
  • 0 E 11th St — 5,892, 8 min walk S
  • 0 W Monroe St — 5,156, 10 min walk NW
  • 200 S Wabash Ave — 5,054, 7 min walk N
Other enforcement1,116 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 400 S Dearborn St — 686, 6 min walk NW
  • 200 S Dearborn St — 184, 8 min walk NW
  • 0 E Roosevelt Rd — 177, 10 min walk S
  • 600 S Michigan — 69, 1 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 4, section 15. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May11Mon
May12Tue
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug6Thu
Aug7Fri
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
Nov2Mon
Nov3Tue

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.