When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17. 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: 4800 S Union Ave alone took 189 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning819 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4800 S Union Ave — 189, 9 min walk NE
- 5000 S Morgan St — 90, 1 min walk N
- 5100 S Loomis Blvd — 89, 10 min walk W
- 4800 S May St — 84, 7 min walk NW
- 5000 S Loomis Blvd — 74, 10 min walk W
City sticker checks127 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5400 S Carpenter St — 71, 9 min walk S
- 5300 S May St — 56, 8 min walk SW
Plate checks5,118 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 700 W 48th Pl — 342, 10 min walk NE
- 4800 S Elizabeth St — 329, 8 min walk NW
- 700 W 50th Pl — 274, 7 min walk E
- 900 W 54th Pl — 244, 8 min walk S
- 5200 S Carpenter St — 186, 4 min walk S
Posted restrictions114 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 900 W 51st St — 114, 1 min walk E
Other enforcement189 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5100 S Racine Ave — 123, 5 min walk W
- 1100 W 51st St — 66, 4 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr3Fri
Apr6Mon
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 16.
–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.