Parking at 5550 S Lawndale Ave
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5550 S Lawndale Ave

Ward 23, cleaning section 15 · 13,072 parking tickets were written across 109 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29. 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?
5
3510 W 55th St (4 min walk) · 3946 W 55th St (7 min walk) · 5433 S Pulaski Ave (8 min walk) +2 more

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3700 W 59th St alone took 354 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,108 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 3700 W 59th St — 354, 9 min walk S
  • 3500 W 59th St — 343, 9 min walk SE
  • 5700 S Homan Ave — 169, 9 min walk SE
  • 3600 W 58th Pl — 153, 7 min walk S
  • 5600 S Christiana Ave — 126, 9 min walk E
Permit zones4,092 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 3400 W 54th Pl — 537, 8 min walk NE
  • 3400 W 53rd St — 458, 9 min walk NE
  • 3900 W 56th Pl — 438, 7 min walk W
  • 5400 S Christiana Ave — 281, 9 min walk E
  • 5400 S Homan Ave — 262, 9 min walk NE
City sticker checks120 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 3700 W 56th St — 120, 2 min walk SW
Plate checks4,821 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 3500 W 58th St — 233, 6 min walk SE
  • 3500 W 57th St — 221, 5 min walk SE
  • 3700 W 58th St — 214, 7 min walk S
  • 5400 S Harding Ave — 196, 7 min walk NW
  • 3300 W 56th St — 194, 10 min walk E
Posted restrictions1,559 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 3300 W 55th St — 268, 9 min walk E
  • 3600 W 55th St — 247, 2 min walk NE
  • 3900 W 55th St — 210, 7 min walk W
  • 3800 W 55th St — 199, 3 min walk NW
  • 5500 S Komensky Ave — 192, 9 min walk W

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 15. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May11Mon
May12Tue
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue

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, September 28.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
5 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.