Parking at 5550 W Potomac
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5550 W Potomac

Ward 37, cleaning section 2 · 19,543 parking tickets were written across 146 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25 · Friday, November 6 · Monday, November 9. 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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5200 W Crystal alone took 425 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,490 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5200 W Crystal — 425, 8 min walk E
  • 5200 W Potomac — 360, 9 min walk E
  • 5500 W North Ave — 343, 8 min walk N
  • 5300 W North Ave — 301, 10 min walk NE
  • 1200 N Lockwood — 299, 8 min walk E
Permit zones2,383 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1000 N Parkside Ave — 401, 7 min walk S
  • 5500 W Potomac — 297, 1 min walk SE
  • 1100 N Parkside Ave — 293, 4 min walk SW
  • 1500 N Lorel Ave — 291, 9 min walk NE
  • 1100 N Massasoit Ave — 275, 6 min walk SW
City sticker checks91 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 1500 N Central Ave — 91, 7 min walk N
Plate checks5,323 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5300 W Hirsch — 347, 7 min walk E
  • 5300 W Crystal — 289, 7 min walk E
  • 1300 N Lorel — 258, 6 min walk E
  • 1500 N Long Ave — 243, 8 min walk NE
  • 5500 W Hirsch St — 227, 2 min walk N
Posted restrictions818 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1600 N Luna — 529, 9 min walk N
  • 1600 N Central Ave — 224, 8 min walk N
  • 5600 W Augusta Blvd — 65, 8 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

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

Apr3Fri
Apr6Mon
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Aug12Wed
Aug13Thu
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon

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, September 24.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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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.