Parking at 5550 S Monitor Ave
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Parking at this address

5550 S Monitor Ave

Ward 13, cleaning section 7 · 4,773 parking tickets were written across 111 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23. 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: 5600 S Mayfield Ave alone took 70 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning344 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5600 S Mayfield Ave — 70, 2 min walk SW
  • 5400 S Linder Ave — 63, 10 min walk E
  • 5300 S Meade Ave — 60, 8 min walk NW
  • 5700 W 55th St — 55, 4 min walk NE
  • 5700 S Meade Ave — 54, 7 min walk SW
Permit zones715 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5400 S Menard Ave — 233, 4 min walk N
  • 5300 S Mayfield Ave — 128, 6 min walk N
  • 5300 S Austin Ave — 90, 7 min walk NW
  • 5600 S Merrimac Ave — 86, 10 min walk W
  • 5300 S Massasoit Ave — 77, 7 min walk NE
City sticker checks40 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 5300 S Monitor Ave — 40, 6 min walk N
Plate checks2,198 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5500 S Merrimac Ave — 187, 10 min walk W
  • 5900 W 55th St — 170, 3 min walk NW
  • 5500 S Mason Ave — 162, 2 min walk W
  • 5400 S Luna Ave — 111, 9 min walk NE
  • 5700 S Moody Ave — 102, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions53 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 5900 S Archer Ave — 53, 7 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 13, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Sep22Tue
Sep23Wed

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, September 22.
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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.