Parking at 5550 N Bernard St
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5550 N Bernard St

Ward 39, cleaning section 9 · 12,741 parking tickets were written across 86 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29 · Thursday, November 19 · Friday, November 20. 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: 5400 N Sawyer Ave alone took 188 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,342 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5400 N Sawyer Ave — 188, 6 min walk SE
  • 3200 W Balmoral Ave — 185, 6 min walk SE
  • 3400 W Hollywood Ave — 159, 3 min walk N
  • 3400 W Ardmore Ave — 153, 6 min walk N
  • 3400 W Foster Ave — 145, 10 min walk S
Permit zones1,659 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5600 N Bernard St — 278, 2 min walk N
  • 5500 N St Louis Ave — 213, 1 min walk W
  • 5600 N St Louis Ave — 188, 3 min walk NW
  • 5400 N Bernard St — 169, 3 min walk S
  • 5400 N St Louis Ave — 168, 3 min walk S
Plate checks3,258 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5700 N Christiana — 220, 5 min walk NE
  • 5800 N Bernard — 171, 8 min walk N
  • 5200 N Spaulding Ave — 145, 9 min walk SE
  • 5200 N Sawyer Ave — 144, 9 min walk SE
  • 5400 N Kedzie Ave — 143, 7 min walk SE
Posted restrictions1,452 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5700 N Spaulding Ave — 254, 5 min walk NE
  • 3200 W Olive Ave — 231, 5 min walk E
  • 5500 N Christiana Ave — 199, 3 min walk E
  • 5600 N Jersey Ave — 158, 7 min walk NE
  • 3300 W Hollywood Ave — 129, 4 min walk NE
Metered blocks4,736 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 3200 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 1,336, 4 min walk E
  • 3300 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 1,070, 3 min walk E
  • 5500 N Spaulding Ave — 483, 4 min walk E
  • 3300 W Foster Ave — 449, 10 min walk S
  • 5600 N Spaulding Ave — 426, 5 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 39, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Aug6Thu
Aug7Fri
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue
Nov19Thu
Nov20Fri

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 28.
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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.