Parking at 5550 W Ardmore Ave
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Parking at this address

5550 W Ardmore Ave

Ward 39, cleaning section 17 · 3,102 parking tickets were written across 73 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 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?
1
5432 N Central Ave (9 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 N Central Ave alone took 100 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning805 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5500 N Central Ave — 100, 6 min walk S
  • 5600 N Mango Ave — 98, 6 min walk SW
  • 5600 N Parkside Ave — 84, 4 min walk SW
  • 5500 N Major Ave — 66, 7 min walk SW
  • 5400 N Luna Ave — 62, 8 min walk S
Permit zones399 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5500 N Menard — 133, 8 min walk SW
  • 5500 W Catalpa Ave — 106, 7 min walk S
  • 5500 N Luna Ave — 85, 6 min walk S
  • 5600 N Luna Ave — 75, 3 min walk S
Plate checks1,250 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5500 N Mango Ave — 122, 8 min walk SW
  • 5600 W Catalpa Ave — 92, 7 min walk S
  • 5400 N Lovejoy Ave — 77, 9 min walk SW
  • 5700 N Elston Ave — 76, 3 min walk W
  • 5400 N Central Ave — 72, 8 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 39, section 17. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May15Fri
May18Mon
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, October 21.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
1 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.