Parking at 5550 W Grand
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Parking at this address

5550 W Grand

Ward 37, cleaning section 1 · 20,968 parking tickets were written across 100 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23 · Wednesday, November 4 · Thursday, November 5. 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
5440 W Grand Ave (2 min walk) · 5509 W Fullerton Ave (8 min walk) · 5550 W Fullerton Ave (8 min walk) +2 more

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5300 W Fullerton Ave alone took 412 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,301 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5300 W Fullerton Ave — 412, 10 min walk NE
  • 2300 N Latrobe Ave — 286, 10 min walk NE
  • 2400 N Long Ave — 269, 10 min walk N
  • 1800 N Luna Ave — 259, 7 min walk S
  • 1700 N Lotus Ave — 254, 9 min walk S
Permit zones5,472 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2100 N Mango Ave — 678, 5 min walk W
  • 2000 N Parkside — 662, 3 min walk SW
  • 2400 N Linder Ave — 499, 9 min walk N
  • 2100 N Menard Ave — 463, 7 min walk W
  • 2300 N Parkside Ave — 455, 7 min walk NW
Plate checks5,279 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 2100 N Latrobe Ave — 331, 8 min walk E
  • 1700 N Linder Ave — 322, 9 min walk S
  • 2200 N Marmora Ave — 299, 10 min walk W
  • 5800 W Dickens Ave — 266, 8 min walk W
  • 2100 N Lorel Ave — 260, 5 min walk E
Posted restrictions5,689 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 2100 N Parkside — 504, 3 min walk NW
  • 2100 N Lockwood Ave — 369, 6 min walk E
  • 5600 W Grand — 350, 2 min walk W
  • 5300 W Belden Ave — 349, 8 min walk NE
  • 5700 W Grand Ave — 348, 6 min walk W
Other enforcement63 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 5500 W Homer St — 63, 5 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 37, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Sep22Tue
Sep23Wed
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu

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
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.