Parking at 5550 W Lexington
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5550 W Lexington

Ward 29, cleaning section 3 · 5,607 parking tickets were written across 48 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Tuesday, October 27 · Wednesday, October 28. 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?
2
515 S Central Ave (5 min walk) · 506 S Central Ave (6 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W Jackson Blvd alone took 643 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,907 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5500 W Jackson Blvd — 643, 9 min walk N
  • 5500 W Congress Pkwy — 446, 5 min walk N
  • 5500 W Gladys Ave — 406, 8 min walk N
  • 5200 W Congress Pkwy — 285, 7 min walk NE
  • 5300 W Van Buren St — 152, 7 min walk NE
Permit zones600 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5500 W Van Buren St — 317, 6 min walk N
  • 1000 S Monitor — 148, 10 min walk W
  • 900 S Monitor Ave — 135, 9 min walk W
City sticker checks94 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 900 S Menard — 94, 8 min walk W
Plate checks1,823 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5200 W Van Buren St — 231, 8 min walk NE
  • 300 S Lotus — 204, 7 min walk N
  • 5800 W Arthington St — 179, 10 min walk W
  • 5300 W Harrison — 150, 5 min walk NE
  • 5200 W Harrison — 147, 7 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 29, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Aug6Thu
Aug7Fri
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed

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, September 16.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
2 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.