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
5486 S Western Ave (2 min walk) · 2409 W 55th St (2 min walk) · 5520 S Western Ave (2 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 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,666 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 S Claremont Ave — 279, 3 min walk S
- 5800 S Artesian Ave — 257, 10 min walk S
- 2400 W 58th St — 209, 8 min walk S
- 5700 S Campbell Ave — 207, 8 min walk SW
- 5700 S Claremont Ave — 201, 6 min walk S
Permit zones526 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 S Washtenaw Ave — 274, 10 min walk W
- 5200 S Rockwell St — 184, 9 min walk NW
- 5500 S Claremont Ave — 68, 1 min walk S
City sticker checks61 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 2100 W Garfield Blvd — 61, 4 min walk E
Plate checks3,461 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 W 56th St — 274, 2 min walk S
- 5200 S Maplewood Ave — 244, 9 min walk NW
- 5300 S Maplewood Ave — 231, 7 min walk NW
- 5400 S Artesian Ave — 227, 4 min walk W
- 5700 S Artesian Ave — 207, 7 min walk SW
Posted restrictions443 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 2600 W 55th St — 226, 8 min walk W
- 5400 S Talman Ave — 157, 8 min walk W
- 2400 W 54th St — 60, 4 min walk NW
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.