When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23 · Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 16. 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?
6
2445 W 51st St (5 min walk) · 2440 W 51st St (5 min walk) · 2513 W 55th St (6 min walk) +3 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Claremont Ave alone took 279 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,175 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 S Claremont Ave — 279, 9 min walk SE
- 5000 S Rockwell St — 242, 6 min walk NW
- 2500 W 56th St — 201, 8 min walk S
- 5600 S Maplewood Ave — 200, 9 min walk S
- 5300 S Artesian Ave — 197, 2 min walk SE
Permit zones3,440 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2300 W 50th Pl — 431, 7 min walk NE
- 2200 W 50th Pl — 386, 8 min walk NE
- 5500 S Fairfield Ave — 372, 9 min walk SW
- 5000 S Artesian Ave — 355, 6 min walk N
- 5400 S Mozart St — 331, 10 min walk SW
Plate checks4,688 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 W 56th St — 274, 9 min walk SE
- 5200 S Maplewood Ave — 244, 2 min walk NW
- 5100 S Washtenaw Ave — 234, 6 min walk NW
- 5300 S Maplewood Ave — 231, 3 min walk S
- 5400 S Artesian Ave — 227, 5 min walk S
Posted restrictions1,477 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 2600 W 55th St — 226, 6 min walk SW
- 2500 W 51st St — 169, 5 min walk NW
- 2700 W 51st St — 160, 9 min walk NW
- 5400 S California Ave — 158, 9 min walk SW
- 5400 S Talman Ave — 157, 6 min walk SW
Metered blocks627 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2700 W 55th St — 482, 8 min walk SW
- 5400 S Fairfield Ave — 145, 8 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 14, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Sep22Tue
Sep23Wed
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, September 22.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras6 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.