Parking at 5550 S Western
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5550 S Western

Ward 15, cleaning section 5 · 12,328 parking tickets were written across 103 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5 · Monday, November 2 · Tuesday, November 3. 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
5529 S Western Ave (2 min walk) · 5520 S Western Ave (2 min walk) · 2409 W 55th St (3 min walk) +2 more

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Claremont Ave alone took 279 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,590 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5600 S Claremont Ave — 279, 2 min walk E
  • 5800 S Artesian Ave — 257, 6 min walk S
  • 2400 W 58th St — 209, 4 min walk S
  • 5700 S Campbell Ave — 207, 4 min walk SW
  • 5700 S Claremont Ave — 201, 4 min walk SE
Permit zones1,306 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5500 S Fairfield Ave — 372, 9 min walk W
  • 5500 S Washtenaw Ave — 274, 7 min walk W
  • 5600 S Fairfield Ave — 231, 8 min walk W
  • 5700 S Washtenaw Ave — 217, 8 min walk SW
  • 5700 S Fairfield Ave — 144, 9 min walk SW
City sticker checks61 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 2100 W Garfield Blvd — 61, 7 min walk NE
Plate checks3,779 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 2300 W 56th St — 274, 3 min walk NE
  • 5900 S Rockwell St — 251, 10 min walk SW
  • 5300 S Maplewood Ave — 231, 7 min walk NW
  • 5400 S Artesian Ave — 227, 5 min walk N
  • 5700 S Artesian Ave — 207, 3 min walk S
Posted restrictions525 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 2600 W 55th St — 226, 7 min walk NW
  • 5400 S Talman Ave — 157, 7 min walk NW
  • 5600 S California Ave — 82, 10 min walk W
  • 2400 W 54th St — 60, 5 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 15, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
May11Mon
May12Tue
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Aug6Thu
Aug7Fri
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon
Nov2Mon
Nov3Tue

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
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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.