Parking at 550 W Van Buren St
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550 W Van Buren St

Ward 34, cleaning section 3 · 92,615 parking tickets were written across 145 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Thursday, October 8 · Friday, October 9 · Monday, November 2. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 738. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
4
216 S Jefferson St (3 min walk) · 147 S Desplaines St (5 min walk) · 3 S Halsted St (9 min walk) +1 more

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 900 W Van Buren St alone took 596 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,451 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 900 W Van Buren St — 596, 9 min walk W
  • 300 S Peoria St — 492, 8 min walk W
  • 300 S Sangamon St — 363, 10 min walk W
Permit zones8,305 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 100 S Peoria St — 1,369, 9 min walk NW
  • 400 S Clinton St — 1,123, 2 min walk S
  • 600 S Wells St — 892, 9 min walk SE
  • 700 W Quincy St — 830, 6 min walk NW
  • 500 W Van Buren St — 762, 1 min walk SW
Plate checks1,474 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 800 W Van Buren St — 557, 7 min walk W
  • 200 S Peoria St — 452, 9 min walk W
  • 200 S Sangamon St — 317, 10 min walk W
  • 700 W Gladys Ave — 107, 3 min walk W
  • 800 S Halsted — 41, 10 min walk SW
Posted restrictions10,429 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 500 W Madison St — 2,897, 7 min walk N
  • 600 S Clinton St — 1,240, 4 min walk S
  • 900 W Adams St — 792, 10 min walk W
  • 100 W Quincy St — 569, 9 min walk E
  • 200 S Franklin St — 522, 7 min walk E
Metered blocks66,060 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 300 S Wells St — 2,719, 8 min walk E
  • 600 W Jackson Blvd — 2,680, 2 min walk NW
  • 800 W Monroe St — 2,376, 8 min walk NW
  • 700 S Clinton St — 2,289, 6 min walk S
  • 600 S Jefferson St — 2,198, 4 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 34, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Oct8Thu
Oct9Fri
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 Wednesday, September 16.
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Permit zone
This block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
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Cameras
4 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.