Parking at 5550 S Laflin St
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Parking at this address

5550 S Laflin St

Ward 16, cleaning section 5 · 11,145 parking tickets were written across 131 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, November 17
Then 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
1334 W Garfield Blvd (5 min walk) · 1315 W Garfield Blvd (5 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Wolcott Ave alone took 273 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,169 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5600 S Wolcott Ave — 273, 10 min walk W
  • 5400 S Bishop St — 177, 4 min walk NE
  • 5400 S Wood St — 174, 8 min walk W
  • 5700 S Honore St — 169, 9 min walk SW
  • 5600 S Honore St — 164, 9 min walk W
City sticker checks263 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 5900 S Justine — 94, 9 min walk S
  • 5300 S Laflin St — 93, 6 min walk N
  • 5700 S Throop — 76, 7 min walk SE
Plate checks6,772 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5400 S May St — 358, 10 min walk E
  • 5600 S Throop St — 244, 6 min walk E
  • 5200 S Marshfield Ave — 199, 9 min walk NW
  • 5300 S Justine St — 195, 6 min walk N
  • 5700 S Marshfield Ave — 193, 6 min walk SW
Posted restrictions125 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 1400 W Garfield Blvd — 125, 2 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 16, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
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 Tuesday, November 17.
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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.