When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
Then Friday, October 9. 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: 5700 S Green St alone took 222 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning859 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5700 S Green St — 222, 6 min walk N
- 5700 S Peoria St — 110, 7 min walk NW
- 5900 S Carpenter St — 97, 7 min walk W
- 400 W 62nd St — 84, 10 min walk SE
- 6200 S Morgan St — 76, 9 min walk SW
Plate checks5,166 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 400 W 61st Pl — 259, 9 min walk SE
- 600 W 61st St — 206, 4 min walk SE
- 5800 S Union Ave — 187, 4 min walk NE
- 5700 S Morgan St — 183, 8 min walk NW
- 6000 S Green St — 180, 2 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 16, section 17. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jul29Wed
Jul30Thu
Oct8Thu
Oct9Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 8.
–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.