When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Wednesday, November 4 · Thursday, November 5. 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: 1500 E 61st St alone took 305 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,100 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1500 E 61st St — 305, 9 min walk NE
- 6400 S Kenwood Ave — 253, 4 min walk SE
- 6200 S Greenwood Ave — 228, 5 min walk W
- 6000 S Harper Ave — 228, 9 min walk NE
- 1300 E Midway Plaisance — 223, 9 min walk N
Permit zones4,145 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6100 S Kimbark Ave — 854, 3 min walk N
- 6100 S Woodlawn Ave — 552, 4 min walk NW
- 6100 S University Ave — 531, 4 min walk NW
- 1100 E 61st St — 403, 5 min walk NW
- 6100 S Greenwood Ave — 308, 6 min walk NW
City sticker checks412 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 1100 E 64th St — 195, 4 min walk SW
- 6300 S Woodlawn Ave — 112, 3 min walk SW
- 6300 S University — 105, 3 min walk SW
Plate checks9,015 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6600 S Kenwood Ave — 463, 9 min walk S
- 1500 E 65th St — 408, 9 min walk SE
- 1100 E 62nd St — 385, 3 min walk NW
- 1500 E 62nd St — 354, 8 min walk E
- 6200 S Dorchester Ave — 351, 4 min walk NE
Posted restrictions301 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 6400 S Stony Island Ave — 216, 10 min walk SE
- 6400 S University — 85, 6 min walk SW
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.
–CamerasNone nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
✓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.