Parking at 5550 S Austin Ave
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Parking at this address

5550 S Austin Ave

Ward 13, cleaning section 6 · 5,369 parking tickets were written across 120 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21. 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: 5600 S Mayfield Ave alone took 70 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning404 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5600 S Mayfield Ave — 70, 3 min walk SE
  • 5300 S Merrimac Ave — 66, 8 min walk NW
  • 5300 S Meade Ave — 60, 6 min walk N
  • 5300 S Melvina Ave — 57, 8 min walk NW
  • 5700 W 55th St — 55, 8 min walk E
Permit zones1,219 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5400 S Menard Ave — 233, 7 min walk NE
  • 5600 S Narragansett Ave — 139, 10 min walk W
  • 5300 S Mayfield Ave — 128, 7 min walk NE
  • 5500 S Mobile Ave — 127, 7 min walk W
  • 5700 S Merrimac Ave — 93, 7 min walk SW
City sticker checks130 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 6200 W 55th St — 90, 7 min walk W
  • 5300 S Monitor Ave — 40, 7 min walk NE
Plate checks2,121 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5500 S Merrimac Ave — 187, 6 min walk W
  • 5900 W 55th St — 170, 2 min walk NE
  • 5500 S Mason Ave — 162, 2 min walk NE
  • 5700 S Moody Ave — 102, 6 min walk SW
  • 5500 S Massasoit Ave — 82, 7 min walk E
Other enforcement75 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 5600 W 55th St — 75, 10 min walk E

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 13, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon

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, September 18.
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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.