When is this block cleaned?
Friday, November 13
Then Monday, November 16. 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
1315 W Garfield Blvd (4 min walk) · 1334 W Garfield Blvd (4 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 S Bishop St alone took 177 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,315 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5400 S Bishop St — 177, 7 min walk W
- 5700 S May St — 139, 7 min walk S
- 5600 S May St — 127, 4 min walk S
- 5700 S Peoria St — 110, 10 min walk SE
- 5500 S May St — 92, 2 min walk SE
City sticker checks296 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5300 S Laflin St — 93, 9 min walk NW
- 5700 S Throop — 76, 7 min walk S
- 5400 S Carpenter St — 71, 3 min walk E
- 5300 S May St — 56, 4 min walk N
Plate checks6,679 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5400 S May St — 358, 1 min walk NE
- 5600 S Throop St — 244, 5 min walk SW
- 900 W 54th Pl — 244, 7 min walk E
- 5700 S Aberdeen — 205, 7 min walk S
- 5300 S Justine St — 195, 10 min walk W
Posted restrictions125 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1400 W Garfield Blvd — 125, 7 min walk W
Other enforcement189 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5100 S Racine Ave — 123, 8 min walk N
- 1100 W 51st St — 66, 10 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 16, section 4. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, November 13.
–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.