When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, November 4
Then 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?
5
5529 S Western Ave (6 min walk) · 5486 S Western Ave (6 min walk) · 5520 S Western Ave (6 min walk) +2 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Claremont Ave alone took 279 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,232 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 S Claremont Ave — 279, 5 min walk SW
- 5600 S Wolcott Ave — 273, 8 min walk SE
- 2100 W 51st St — 268, 9 min walk N
- 2400 W 58th St — 209, 10 min walk SW
- 5700 S Claremont Ave — 201, 8 min walk SW
Permit zones68 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 S Claremont Ave — 68, 4 min walk W
City sticker checks61 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 2100 W Garfield Blvd — 61, 1 min walk SE
Plate checks3,407 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 W 56th St — 274, 4 min walk SW
- 5300 S Maplewood Ave — 231, 10 min walk W
- 5400 S Artesian Ave — 227, 7 min walk W
- 5700 S Artesian Ave — 207, 9 min walk SW
- 5300 S Campbell Ave — 206, 9 min walk W
Posted restrictions60 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2400 W 54th St — 60, 7 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 16, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
Jun11Thu
Jun12Fri
Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, November 4.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras5 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.