Parking at 5550 S Cottage Grove Ave
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Parking at this address

5550 S Cottage Grove Ave

Ward 20, cleaning section 14 · 31,037 parking tickets were written across 74 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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?
2
5330 S Cottage Grove Ave (5 min walk) · 536 E Morgan Dr (5 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Drexel Ave alone took 577 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,108 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5600 S Drexel Ave — 577, 4 min walk SE
  • 5400 S Ingleside Ave — 389, 5 min walk NE
  • 5400 S Ellis Ave — 333, 6 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Ingleside Ave — 273, 9 min walk NE
  • 5500 S University Ave — 256, 9 min walk E
Plate checks9,760 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5700 S Drexel Ave — 1,133, 6 min walk SE
  • 5700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 956, 5 min walk S
  • 5200 S Drexel Ave — 787, 8 min walk NE
  • 5300 S Maryland Ave — 575, 5 min walk N
  • 5300 S Drexel Ave — 478, 7 min walk NE
Posted restrictions7,996 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 700 E 57th St — 1,894, 4 min walk S
  • 5600 S Maryland Ave — 1,301, 3 min walk SE
  • 5800 S Cottage Grove Ave — 919, 7 min walk S
  • 900 E 57th St — 889, 5 min walk SE
  • 5700 S Payne Dr — 591, 5 min walk S
Metered blocks10,916 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 5700 S Ellis Ave — 3,767, 8 min walk SE
  • 5800 S Ellis Ave — 3,336, 9 min walk SE
  • 900 E 59th St — 2,738, 10 min walk SE
  • 800 E 59th St — 1,075, 9 min walk S
Other enforcement69 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 5100 S Cottage Grove Ave — 69, 10 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Aug26Wed
Aug27Thu
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed

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, October 21.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
2 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.