Parking at 850 E 56th St
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Parking at this address

850 E 56th St

Ward 5, cleaning section 9 · 32,659 parking tickets were written across 78 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7. 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
5330 S Cottage Grove Ave (6 min walk) · 536 E Morgan Dr (7 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Drexel Ave alone took 577 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,612 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5600 S Drexel Ave — 577, 2 min walk SE
  • 5400 S Ingleside Ave — 389, 4 min walk NE
  • 5400 S Ellis Ave — 333, 6 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Ingleside Ave — 273, 10 min walk N
  • 5500 S University Ave — 256, 8 min walk E
Plate checks10,700 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5700 S Drexel Ave — 1,133, 4 min walk S
  • 5700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 956, 4 min walk S
  • 5200 S Drexel Ave — 787, 8 min walk N
  • 5300 S Maryland Ave — 575, 6 min walk N
  • 800 E Midway Plaisance — 559, 10 min walk S
Posted restrictions8,124 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 700 E 57th St — 1,894, 3 min walk SW
  • 5600 S Maryland Ave — 1,301, 2 min walk S
  • 5800 S Cottage Grove Ave — 919, 7 min walk S
  • 900 E 57th St — 889, 4 min walk SE
  • 5700 S Payne Dr — 591, 5 min walk SW
Metered blocks10,916 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 5700 S Ellis Ave — 3,767, 6 min walk SE
  • 5800 S Ellis Ave — 3,336, 8 min walk SE
  • 900 E 59th St — 2,738, 8 min walk S
  • 800 E 59th St — 1,075, 8 min walk S
Other enforcement150 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 1000 E 59th St — 150, 9 min walk SE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

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

Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Oct6Tue
Oct7Wed

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, October 6.
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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.