When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Thursday, November 19 · Friday, November 20. 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
1334 W Garfield Blvd (1 min walk) · 1315 W Garfield Blvd (2 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 1 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,121 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5400 S Bishop St — 177, 1 min walk NW
- 5400 S Wood St — 174, 10 min walk W
- 5400 S Hermitage Ave — 162, 9 min walk W
- 5700 S May St — 139, 9 min walk SE
- 5600 S May St — 127, 8 min walk SE
City sticker checks296 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5300 S Laflin St — 93, 4 min walk NW
- 5700 S Throop — 76, 7 min walk SE
- 5400 S Carpenter St — 71, 9 min walk E
- 5300 S May St — 56, 7 min walk NE
Plate checks6,693 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5400 S May St — 358, 6 min walk E
- 5600 S Throop St — 244, 5 min walk SE
- 5200 S Marshfield Ave — 199, 9 min walk NW
- 5300 S Justine St — 195, 5 min walk NW
- 5700 S Marshfield Ave — 193, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions125 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1400 W Garfield Blvd — 125, 2 min walk SW
Other enforcement123 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5100 S Racine Ave — 123, 10 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
Jun1Mon
Jun2Tue
Jul27Mon
Jul28Tue
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
Nov19Thu
Nov20Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
–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.