When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25. 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
5433 S Pulaski Ave (7 min walk) · 5428 S Pulaski S Rd (7 min walk) · 3510 W 55th St (8 min walk) +3 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3700 W 51st St alone took 78 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning303 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3700 W 51st St — 78, 5 min walk N
- 5000 S Komensky Ave — 75, 10 min walk NW
- 5500 S Springfield Ave — 58, 8 min walk SW
- 3600 W 53rd St — 49, 4 min walk E
- 3800 W 54th St — 43, 4 min walk SW
Permit zones3,061 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3400 W 54th Pl — 537, 8 min walk E
- 3400 W 53rd St — 458, 7 min walk E
- 5400 S Homan Ave — 262, 10 min walk E
- 5400 S Springfield Ave — 240, 5 min walk SW
- 5400 S Millard Ave — 198, 5 min walk SE
City sticker checks120 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 3700 W 56th St — 120, 9 min walk S
Plate checks4,232 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5200 S Trumbull Ave — 218, 8 min walk E
- 3300 W 53rd St — 210, 10 min walk E
- 5100 S St Louis Ave — 205, 8 min walk NE
- 5400 S Harding Ave — 196, 6 min walk SW
- 5100 S Trumbull Ave — 188, 9 min walk NE
Posted restrictions1,580 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 3600 W 55th St — 247, 6 min walk SE
- 3900 W 55th St — 210, 8 min walk SW
- 3800 W 55th St — 199, 6 min walk S
- 5500 S Komensky Ave — 192, 10 min walk SW
- 5000 S Archer Ave — 173, 10 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 23, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul17Fri
Jul20Mon
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, September 24.
–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.