When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 27
Then Wednesday, October 28. 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?
2
6330 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr (5 min walk) · 215 E 63rd St (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6200 S Indiana Ave alone took 301 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,528 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6200 S Indiana Ave — 301, 7 min walk W
- 6100 S Vernon Ave — 236, 1 min walk NW
- 5900 S Indiana Ave — 226, 10 min walk NW
- 6000 S Eberhart Ave — 206, 3 min walk N
- 5900 S Calumet Ave — 192, 7 min walk NW
Permit zones2,132 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6500 S Vernon — 837, 9 min walk S
- 400 E 65th St — 734, 8 min walk S
- 6100 S Drexel Ave — 381, 10 min walk E
- 6400 S Vernon — 180, 6 min walk S
Plate checks5,216 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6100 S Eberhart Ave — 308, 1 min walk N
- 6000 S Indiana Ave — 278, 8 min walk NW
- 6100 S Indiana Ave — 253, 7 min walk W
- 6100 S Langley Ave — 242, 5 min walk E
- 6200 S Michigan Ave — 227, 9 min walk W
Posted restrictions261 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5900 S Payne Dr — 261, 9 min walk NE
Other enforcement142 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 400 E 63rd Street — 49, 3 min walk S
- 5800 S Russell Dr — 48, 8 min walk N
- 6000 S Cottage Grove Ave — 45, 8 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 16. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 27.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 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.