Parking at 5550 S Dorchester Ave
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Parking at this address

5550 S Dorchester Ave

Ward 5, cleaning section 11 · 74,292 parking tickets were written across 108 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16 · 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?
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 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,390 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5500 S Everett Ave — 812, 10 min walk E
  • 5500 S Cornell Ave — 692, 7 min walk E
  • 5400 S Hyde Park Blvd — 600, 9 min walk NE
  • 5500 S Hyde Park Blvd — 594, 8 min walk E
  • 5400 S Ridgewood Ct — 312, 4 min walk N
Permit zones365 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5500 S Harper Ave — 365, 4 min walk E
Plate checks9,850 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5400 S Cornell Ave — 1,140, 8 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Kenwood Ave — 696, 9 min walk N
  • 5400 S Harper Ave — 519, 5 min walk NE
  • 1400 E 55th St — 491, 3 min walk NE
  • 5300 S Cornell Ave — 485, 10 min walk NE
Posted restrictions1,216 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1600 E 56th St — 688, 8 min walk E
  • 5200 S Lake Park Ave — 236, 10 min walk NE
  • 5800 S University Ave — 128, 9 min walk SW
  • 1200 E 58th St — 110, 7 min walk SW
  • 5800 S Stony Island Ave — 54, 10 min walk SE
Metered blocks54,171 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1300 E 53rd St — 15,694, 8 min walk N
  • 1400 E 53rd St — 10,344, 8 min walk N
  • 1600 E 55th St — 4,151, 5 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Harper Ave — 3,600, 9 min walk N
  • 1300 E 57th St — 3,150, 3 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
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 Thursday, October 15.
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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.