Parking at 550 W Cermak Rd
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Parking at this address

550 W Cermak Rd

Ward 25, cleaning section 11 · 90,884 parking tickets were written across 106 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7 · Friday, November 6 · Monday, November 9. 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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1700 S Jefferson St alone took 298 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,611 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1700 S Jefferson St — 298, 7 min walk N
  • 700 W 18th St — 297, 8 min walk NW
  • 1900 S Canalport Ave — 291, 5 min walk NW
  • 600 W 16th St — 263, 10 min walk N
  • 800 W 19th St — 245, 8 min walk NW
Permit zones5,169 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 200 W Alexander St — 1,698, 9 min walk E
  • 300 W 24th St — 1,446, 7 min walk SE
  • 2200 S Princeton Ave — 911, 7 min walk E
  • 1800 S Peoria St — 409, 9 min walk NW
  • 1700 S Union Ave — 323, 8 min walk NW
Plate checks7,175 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 200 W 24th St — 1,095, 10 min walk SE
  • 300 W 23rd St — 617, 6 min walk SE
  • 900 W 21st St — 561, 8 min walk W
  • 700 W 19th St — 506, 7 min walk NW
  • 1700 S Desplaines St — 414, 8 min walk N
Posted restrictions705 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1900 S Wells St — 461, 10 min walk NE
  • 400 W 24th St — 244, 6 min walk SE
Metered blocks74,538 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 2100 S Archer Ave — 36,921, 8 min walk E
  • 2100 S China Pl — 11,759, 7 min walk E
  • 2100 S Princeton Ave — 5,664, 6 min walk E
  • 200 W Cermak Rd — 5,643, 8 min walk E
  • 2200 S Wentworth Ave — 5,027, 10 min walk E

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 25, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Jul6Mon
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Oct6Tue
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Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon

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, October 6.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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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.