When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
Then Tuesday, September 15. 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: 5400 S Bishop St alone took 177 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,067 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5400 S Bishop St — 177, 10 min walk S
- 5200 S Hermitage Ave — 132, 10 min walk SW
- 5100 S Wood St — 120, 10 min walk W
- 5300 S Marshfield Ave — 119, 9 min walk SW
- 5100 S Loomis Blvd — 89, 2 min walk S
Permit zones278 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4800 S Marshfield Ave — 278, 8 min walk NW
City sticker checks266 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 4900 S Laflin St — 117, 3 min walk NW
- 5300 S Laflin St — 93, 7 min walk S
- 5300 S May St — 56, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks9,484 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4800 S Justine St — 363, 6 min walk NW
- 4800 S Elizabeth St — 329, 7 min walk NE
- 4800 S Paulina St — 293, 9 min walk NW
- 4700 S Ada St — 232, 8 min walk N
- 4700 S Bishop St — 206, 8 min walk N
Posted restrictions296 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4900 S Hermitage Ave — 214, 9 min walk NW
- 1700 W 51st St — 82, 9 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep14Mon
Sep15Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 14.
–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.