Parking at 5550 W Ohio
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5550 W Ohio

Ward 37, cleaning section 5 · 18,344 parking tickets were written across 139 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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?
4
466 N Central Ave (5 min walk) · 5607 W Chicago Ave (5 min walk) · 5615 W Lake St (5 min walk) +1 more

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 500 N Pine Ave alone took 308 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,770 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 500 N Pine Ave — 308, 3 min walk SE
  • 600 N Latrobe Ave — 280, 9 min walk E
  • 700 N Lockwood Ave — 273, 8 min walk NE
  • 800 N Waller Ave — 273, 7 min walk NW
  • 300 N Menard Ave — 272, 8 min walk SW
Permit zones2,277 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5900 W Superior St — 622, 9 min walk NW
  • 5900 W Midway Park — 566, 10 min walk W
  • 5900 W Huron St — 537, 9 min walk W
  • 5900 W Race Ave — 268, 8 min walk W
  • 5900 W Erie St — 127, 8 min walk W
Plate checks7,510 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 300 N Pine — 657, 7 min walk S
  • 5900 W Ohio St — 241, 8 min walk W
  • 700 N Pine — 214, 4 min walk NE
  • 5400 W Race — 202, 4 min walk SE
  • 700 N Central Ave — 200, 3 min walk N
Posted restrictions1,187 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 200 N Pine — 613, 9 min walk S
  • 5500 W Fulton — 342, 8 min walk S
  • 5400 W Fulton — 232, 8 min walk S
Other enforcement121 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 300 N Central Ave — 77, 6 min walk S
  • 5500 W Chicago — 44, 5 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 37, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed

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, October 2.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
4 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.