When is this block cleaned?
Friday, November 6
Then Monday, November 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: 5100 S Meade Ave alone took 73 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning477 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5100 S Meade Ave — 73, 3 min walk NE
- 5300 S Merrimac Ave — 66, 5 min walk S
- 5300 S Meade Ave — 60, 5 min walk SE
- 5300 S Melvina Ave — 57, 4 min walk S
- 5100 S Merrimac Ave — 47, 1 min walk NW
Permit zones598 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5400 S Narragansett Ave — 129, 9 min walk SW
- 5300 S Mayfield Ave — 128, 9 min walk SE
- 5500 S Mobile Ave — 127, 10 min walk S
- 5300 S Austin Ave — 90, 7 min walk SE
- 5500 S Mulligan Ave — 79, 9 min walk S
City sticker checks171 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 6200 W 55th St — 90, 8 min walk S
- 5100 S Mulligan Ave — 41, 4 min walk W
- 5300 S Monitor Ave — 40, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks1,096 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5500 S Merrimac Ave — 187, 9 min walk S
- 5300 S Narragansett Ave — 82, 7 min walk SW
- 5200 S Mayfield Ave — 72, 8 min walk E
- 5200 S Moody Ave — 66, 3 min walk SE
- 5200 S Monitor Ave — 65, 9 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 23, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, November 6.
–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.