When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 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?
1
5330 S Cottage Grove Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 S Woodlawn Ave alone took 400 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,339 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5000 S Woodlawn Ave — 400, 5 min walk NE
- 5400 S Ingleside Ave — 389, 8 min walk S
- 5100 S Kimbark Ave — 387, 5 min walk E
- 5200 S Woodlawn Ave — 352, 4 min walk E
- 5400 S Ellis Ave — 333, 7 min walk S
Plate checks21,491 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4800 S Drexel Blvd — 797, 9 min walk NW
- 1400 E 52nd St — 789, 9 min walk E
- 5200 S Drexel Ave — 787, 5 min walk SW
- 4900 S Drexel Blvd — 774, 7 min walk NW
- 5200 S Kenwood Ave — 696, 8 min walk E
Posted restrictions351 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5300 S Ingleside Ave — 303, 4 min walk SW
- 5300 S Payne Dr — 48, 9 min walk SW
Metered blocks33,826 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1300 E 53rd St — 15,694, 7 min walk E
- 1400 E 53rd St — 10,344, 10 min walk E
- 1400 E Hyde Park Blvd — 3,832, 10 min walk E
- 5300 S Dorchester Ave — 1,930, 9 min walk E
- 5200 S Dorchester Ave — 1,705, 9 min walk E
Other enforcement69 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5100 S Cottage Grove Ave — 69, 6 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 5, section 13. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May5Tue
May6Wed
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, October 21.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 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.