Parking at 5550 S Cornell Ave
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Parking at this address

5550 S Cornell Ave

Ward 5, cleaning section 12 · 68,355 parking tickets were written across 87 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 20 · 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: 5500 S Everett Ave alone took 812 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,193 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5500 S Everett Ave — 812, 4 min walk E
  • 5500 S Cornell Ave — 692, 1 min walk E
  • 5400 S Hyde Park Blvd — 600, 4 min walk NE
  • 5500 S Hyde Park Blvd — 594, 2 min walk E
  • 1700 E 53rd St — 535, 9 min walk NE
Permit zones365 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5500 S Harper Ave — 365, 3 min walk W
Plate checks8,170 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5400 S Cornell Ave — 1,140, 3 min walk N
  • 5500 S Shore Dr — 678, 6 min walk E
  • 5400 S Shore Dr — 667, 6 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Hyde Park Blvd — 564, 10 min walk N
  • 5400 S Harper Ave — 519, 4 min walk NW
Posted restrictions2,044 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5200 S Cornell Ave — 751, 9 min walk N
  • 1600 E 56th St — 688, 2 min walk SE
  • 5200 S Lake Park Ave — 236, 8 min walk N
  • 1800 E 55th St — 232, 7 min walk E
  • 5700 S Lake Shore Dr — 83, 8 min walk SE
Metered blocks50,437 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1400 E 53rd St — 10,344, 9 min walk NW
  • 1600 E 53rd St — 6,805, 8 min walk N
  • 1500 E 53rd St — 4,870, 8 min walk N
  • 1600 E 55th St — 4,151, 2 min walk NW
  • 5200 S Harper Ave — 3,600, 9 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, section 12. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May1Fri
May4Mon
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue
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, October 19.
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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.