Parking at 5550 N Washtenaw Ave
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Parking at this address

5550 N Washtenaw Ave

Ward 40, cleaning section 14 · 15,330 parking tickets were written across 135 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 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?
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: 5500 N Artesian Ave alone took 345 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,559 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5500 N Artesian Ave — 345, 7 min walk E
  • 5600 N Artesian Ave — 294, 7 min walk E
  • 5500 N Campbell Ave — 233, 5 min walk E
  • 2400 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 230, 6 min walk E
  • 5400 N Artesian Ave — 220, 7 min walk SE
Permit zones3,903 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2700 W Farragut Ave — 534, 9 min walk S
  • 2500 W Balmoral — 476, 6 min walk SE
  • 2500 W Catalpa — 310, 5 min walk SE
  • 2600 W Berwyn Ave — 300, 7 min walk S
  • 5200 N Rockwell St — 276, 10 min walk S
Plate checks1,783 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 2400 W Ardmore Ave — 253, 9 min walk NE
  • 5700 N Western Ave — 178, 9 min walk NE
  • 5400 N Western Ave — 171, 8 min walk E
  • 2600 W Ardmore Ave — 158, 6 min walk N
  • 5600 N Rockwell St — 157, 3 min walk NE
Posted restrictions1,345 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 2400 W Thorndale Ave — 298, 10 min walk NE
  • 5400 N Campbell Ave — 241, 6 min walk SE
  • 5600 N Campbell — 199, 6 min walk E
  • 2400 W Balmoral — 194, 9 min walk SE
  • 5300 N Rockwell St — 183, 6 min walk SE
Metered blocks964 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 5400 N Lincoln Ave — 279, 5 min walk SE
  • 5600 N Western Ave — 260, 8 min walk E
  • 5200 N California Ave — 216, 9 min walk S
  • 5300 N Lincoln Ave — 137, 7 min walk SE
  • 5500 N Lincoln Ave — 72, 4 min walk E

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
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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.