When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7. 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?
6
5532 S Kedzie Ave (7 min walk) · 3217 W 55th St (8 min walk) · 3209 W 55th St (8 min walk) +3 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 W 59th St alone took 389 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,602 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3000 W 59th St — 389, 7 min walk E
- 3700 W 59th St — 354, 10 min walk W
- 3500 W 59th St — 343, 6 min walk SW
- 5900 S Albany Ave — 304, 8 min walk SE
- 3400 W 59th St — 294, 3 min walk SW
Permit zones5,327 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5400 S Sawyer Ave — 646, 8 min walk N
- 5900 S Troy St — 464, 7 min walk SE
- 3100 W 56th St — 464, 7 min walk NE
- 5600 S Spaulding Ave — 349, 4 min walk NE
- 5500 S Spaulding Ave — 307, 6 min walk N
Plate checks10,178 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3100 W 61st St — 525, 9 min walk SE
- 3100 W 54th St — 524, 10 min walk NE
- 6000 S Troy St — 410, 9 min walk SE
- 5600 S Albany Ave — 388, 8 min walk NE
- 3200 W 61st Pl — 377, 8 min walk S
Posted restrictions2,862 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5600 S Kedzie Ave — 345, 6 min walk NE
- 5700 S Kedzie Ave — 338, 4 min walk E
- 3100 W 55th St — 331, 9 min walk NE
- 3300 W 55th St — 268, 7 min walk N
- 3200 W 55th St — 238, 8 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 14, section 12. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May1Fri
May4Mon
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Oct6Tue
Oct7Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 6.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras6 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.