When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Wednesday, October 21 · Thursday, October 22. 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 (8 min walk) · 506 S Central Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W Congress Pkwy alone took 446 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,004 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 W Congress Pkwy — 446, 9 min walk N
- 1100 S Mayfield Ave — 166, 7 min walk W
- 5900 W Arthington St — 160, 9 min walk W
- 5800 W Fillmore St — 133, 6 min walk W
- 5500 W Harrison — 59, 8 min walk N
Permit zones733 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5900 W Fillmore St — 179, 9 min walk W
- 1000 S Mayfield Ave — 175, 7 min walk W
- 1000 S Monitor — 148, 6 min walk W
- 900 S Monitor Ave — 135, 7 min walk NW
- 900 S Mason Ave — 96, 9 min walk W
City sticker checks229 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 1100 S Monitor Ave — 135, 6 min walk W
- 900 S Menard — 94, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks696 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1000 S Mason Ave — 299, 8 min walk W
- 5800 W Arthington St — 179, 7 min walk W
- 500 S Lotus Ave — 77, 9 min walk N
- 5800 W Railroad Ave — 51, 8 min walk NW
- 1000 S Menard — 45, 5 min walk W
Posted restrictions97 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1100 S Austin Blvd — 97, 10 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 29, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
May11Mon
May12Tue
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Sep10Thu
Sep11Fri
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
✓City sticker & platesA missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
✓The tickets you still getContested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
✓What it costsThe average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.