Parking at 5550 N Kostner
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Parking at this address

5550 N Kostner

Ward 13, cleaning section 22 · 18,497 parking tickets were written across 112 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, November 4
Then Thursday, November 5. 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?
1
4298 w 59th St (9 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 S Kenneth Ave alone took 153 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning951 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5400 S Kenneth Ave — 153, 3 min walk N
  • 5600 S Kolin Ave — 143, 2 min walk SE
  • 5700 S Kenneth Ave — 121, 4 min walk S
  • 5800 S Tripp Ave — 111, 8 min walk SE
  • 5600 S Kildare Ave — 103, 3 min walk SE
Permit zones5,377 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 4500 W 59th St — 975, 9 min walk S
  • 5800 S Kolmar — 472, 8 min walk SW
  • 5900 S Kolmar Ave — 426, 10 min walk S
  • 5400 S Kilbourn Ave — 254, 5 min walk NW
  • 5900 S Kilbourn Ave — 246, 10 min walk S
City sticker checks198 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 4100 W 58th Pl — 143, 10 min walk SE
  • 5800 S Keeler Ave — 55, 9 min walk SE
Plate checks5,546 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5700 S Kildare Ave — 232, 5 min walk SE
  • 5200 S Tripp Ave — 220, 10 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Kilbourn Ave — 208, 9 min walk N
  • 5600 S Kolmar Ave — 194, 4 min walk SW
  • 5500 S Kenneth Ave — 187, 1 min walk NW
Posted restrictions5,980 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5700 S Cicero — 4,767, 10 min walk SW
  • 4500 W 55th St — 259, 5 min walk NW
  • 4200 W 55th St — 248, 5 min walk NE
  • 4400 W 55th St — 245, 2 min walk N
  • 5500 S Komensky Ave — 192, 9 min walk E

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 13, section 22. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Jun1Mon
Jun2Tue
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu

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, November 4.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
1 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.