Parking at 5550 W 55th St
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Parking at this address

5550 W 55th St

Ward 23, cleaning section 7 · 5,256 parking tickets were written across 90 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, November 13
Then Monday, November 16. 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: 5200 S Lorel Ave alone took 184 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning918 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5200 S Lorel Ave — 184, 8 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Long Ave — 88, 7 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Luna Ave — 85, 5 min walk N
  • 5600 S Mayfield Ave — 70, 9 min walk SW
  • 5200 S Lotus Ave — 68, 7 min walk NE
Permit zones1,095 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5400 S Menard Ave — 233, 6 min walk W
  • 5400 S Latrobe Ave — 171, 8 min walk E
  • 5200 S Lockwood Ave — 166, 9 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Parkside Ave — 143, 6 min walk N
  • 5300 S Mayfield Ave — 128, 9 min walk W
City sticker checks40 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 5300 S Monitor Ave — 40, 8 min walk NW
Plate checks1,916 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5400 S Laramie Ave — 204, 10 min walk E
  • 5500 S Mason Ave — 162, 10 min walk W
  • 5400 S Lockwood Ave — 116, 7 min walk E
  • 5400 S Luna Ave — 111, 1 min walk NE
  • 5100 S Luna Ave — 102, 9 min walk N
Posted restrictions397 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 5700 S Archer Ave — 279, 9 min walk NE
  • 5600 S Archer Ave — 65, 10 min walk NE
  • 5900 S Archer Ave — 53, 5 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon

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, November 13.
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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.