Parking at 5550 S Indiana Ave
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Parking at this address

5550 S Indiana Ave

Ward 20, cleaning section 11 · 10,775 parking tickets were written across 97 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
Then Wednesday, October 14 · Friday, November 6 · Monday, November 9. 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?
3
176 W Garfield Blvd (9 min walk) · 5523 S Wentworth Ave (10 min walk) · 536 E Morgan Dr (10 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5800 S Michigan Ave alone took 317 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,105 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5800 S Michigan Ave — 317, 7 min walk S
  • 5400 S Michigan Ave — 312, 4 min walk N
  • 5900 S Wabash Ave — 230, 9 min walk S
  • 5900 S Indiana Ave — 226, 9 min walk S
  • 5900 S Calumet Ave — 192, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks7,036 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5600 S Michigan Ave — 548, 2 min walk SW
  • 5600 S Wabash Ave — 408, 3 min walk SW
  • 5300 S Michigan Ave — 355, 6 min walk N
  • 5500 S Wabash Ave — 327, 3 min walk W
  • 5400 S Prairie Ave — 317, 3 min walk NE
Metered blocks46 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 100 E 53rd St — 46, 7 min walk N
Other enforcement48 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 5800 S Russell Dr — 48, 9 min walk SE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Oct13Tue
Oct14Wed
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 13.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
3 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.