When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 23
Then Monday, October 26. 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: 5500 S Cornell Ave alone took 692 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning7,723 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 S Cornell Ave — 692, 8 min walk E
- 5400 S Hyde Park Blvd — 600, 9 min walk E
- 5500 S Hyde Park Blvd — 594, 9 min walk E
- 5100 S Kimbark Ave — 387, 9 min walk N
- 5200 S Woodlawn Ave — 352, 8 min walk NW
Permit zones365 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 S Harper Ave — 365, 5 min walk E
Plate checks15,342 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5400 S Cornell Ave — 1,140, 8 min walk E
- 1400 E 52nd St — 789, 8 min walk N
- 5200 S Kenwood Ave — 696, 7 min walk N
- 1300 E Hyde Park Blvd — 656, 10 min walk N
- 5100 S Dorchester Ave — 656, 9 min walk N
Posted restrictions1,762 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5100 S Harper Ave — 728, 10 min walk NE
- 1600 E 56th St — 688, 9 min walk E
- 5200 S Lake Park Ave — 236, 8 min walk NE
- 1200 E 58th St — 110, 8 min walk S
Metered blocks61,147 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1300 E 53rd St — 15,694, 6 min walk N
- 1400 E 53rd St — 10,344, 6 min walk N
- 1500 E 53rd St — 4,870, 9 min walk NE
- 1600 E 55th St — 4,151, 6 min walk E
- 5200 S Harper Ave — 3,600, 7 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 5, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul7Tue
Jul10Fri
Aug26Wed
Aug28Fri
Oct23Fri
Oct26Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 23.
–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.