Parking at 5550 W Catalpa Ave
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5550 W Catalpa Ave

Ward 45, cleaning section 17 · 5,083 parking tickets were written across 110 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 101. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
5
5432 N Central Ave (2 min walk) · 5272 N Central Ave (6 min walk) · �5310 N Milwaukee Ave (6 min walk) +2 more

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 1 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,091 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5500 N Central Ave — 100, 1 min walk N
  • 5600 N Mango Ave — 98, 5 min walk NW
  • 5400 N Monitor Ave — 97, 7 min walk W
  • 5600 N Parkside Ave — 84, 4 min walk N
  • 5200 N Ludlam Ave — 79, 7 min walk SE
Permit zones399 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5500 N Menard — 133, 5 min walk W
  • 5500 W Catalpa Ave — 106, 2 min walk E
  • 5500 N Luna Ave — 85, 1 min walk NE
  • 5600 N Luna Ave — 75, 4 min walk N
Plate checks2,416 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5100 N Northwest Hwy — 147, 9 min walk S
  • 5500 W Farragut Ave — 123, 7 min walk S
  • 5500 N Mango Ave — 122, 4 min walk W
  • 5400 N Menard Ave — 109, 5 min walk W
  • 5600 N Mason Ave — 108, 10 min walk W
Metered blocks92 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 5200 N Milwaukee Ave — 92, 7 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 17. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May15Fri
May18Mon
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
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Permit zone
This block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
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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.