Parking at 5550 N Lakewood Ave
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5550 N Lakewood Ave

Ward 48, cleaning section 4 · 58,307 parking tickets were written across 126 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Thursday, October 15 · Friday, October 16 · Friday, November 13. 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?
4
5857 N Broadway (8 min walk) · 1023 W Hollywood Ave (8 min walk) · 910 W Hollywood Ave (9 min walk) +1 more

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5700 N Kenmore Ave alone took 808 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,693 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5700 N Kenmore Ave — 808, 8 min walk NE
  • 5800 N Kenmore Ave — 700, 10 min walk NE
  • 5300 N Winthrop Ave — 466, 8 min walk SE
  • 1100 W Catalpa Ave — 312, 5 min walk SE
  • 1400 W Rascher Ave — 307, 5 min walk SW
Permit zones740 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1600 W Hollywood Ave — 352, 9 min walk W
  • 1600 W Edgewater Ave — 292, 9 min walk NW
  • 1600 W Rosehill Dr — 96, 10 min walk NW
Plate checks3,216 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5700 N Winthrop Ave — 869, 7 min walk NE
  • 5400 N Kenmore Ave — 854, 7 min walk E
  • 5400 N Winthrop Ave — 661, 6 min walk SE
  • 5300 N Kenmore Ave — 544, 9 min walk SE
  • 5300 N Ashland Ave — 111, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions3,782 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1000 W Catalpa — 1,022, 8 min walk E
  • 1000 W Ardmore Ave — 1,020, 8 min walk NE
  • 5800 N Winthrop Ave — 852, 8 min walk NE
  • 1000 W Balmoral Ave — 594, 9 min walk SE
  • 1100 W Ardmore Ave — 294, 7 min walk NE
Metered blocks37,774 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 5300 N Clark St — 4,039, 9 min walk SW
  • 5400 N Clark St — 3,573, 7 min walk SW
  • 5500 N Clark St — 3,276, 6 min walk W
  • 1000 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 1,865, 7 min walk E
  • 5500 N Broadway St — 1,643, 3 min walk SE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 48, section 4. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon

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
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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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.