Parking at 550 W Madison St
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Parking at this address

550 W Madison St

Ward 34, cleaning section 2 · 204,823 parking tickets were written across 175 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
Then Tuesday, September 15 · Tuesday, October 6 · Wednesday, October 7 · Thursday, October 29. 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
147 S Desplaines St (4 min walk) · 216 S Jefferson St (5 min walk) · 3 S Halsted St (6 min walk) +3 more

Streets to watch nearby

permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 100 S Peoria St alone took 1,369 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Permit zones6,673 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 100 S Peoria St — 1,369, 9 min walk W
  • 400 S Clinton St — 1,123, 9 min walk S
  • 700 W Quincy St — 830, 7 min walk SW
  • 500 W Van Buren St — 762, 8 min walk S
  • 300 S Green St — 666, 10 min walk SW
Plate checks1,870 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 300 N Clinton St — 1,192, 8 min walk N
  • 200 S Peoria St — 452, 10 min walk SW
  • 600 W Fulton Market — 119, 7 min walk NW
  • 700 W Gladys Ave — 107, 7 min walk SW
Posted restrictions13,444 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 500 W Madison St — 2,897, 1 min walk SW
  • 0 N La Salle St — 2,325, 10 min walk E
  • 100 W Washington St — 1,477, 9 min walk E
  • 100 W Madison St — 1,189, 9 min walk E
  • 900 W Adams St — 792, 10 min walk SW
Metered blocks179,208 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 900 W Randolph St — 19,549, 10 min walk W
  • 100 N Wells St — 6,588, 9 min walk NE
  • 800 W Washington Blvd — 6,511, 7 min walk W
  • 100 N Green St — 6,393, 7 min walk W
  • 800 W Randolph St — 6,119, 7 min walk NW
Other enforcement3,161 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 100 W Adams St — 713, 10 min walk SE
  • 400 W Jackson Blvd — 487, 7 min walk SE
  • 300 W Jackson Blvd — 337, 8 min walk SE
  • 0 S Clinton St — 289, 2 min walk S
  • 0 N Canal St — 283, 2 min walk E

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 34, 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 Monday, September 14.
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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.