When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29 · 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?
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 Calumet Ave alone took 400 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,269 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5100 S Calumet Ave — 400, 4 min walk NE
- 5400 S Michigan Ave — 312, 4 min walk S
- 4900 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 294, 10 min walk NE
- 4900 S Calumet Ave — 213, 10 min walk N
- 5100 S Wabash Ave — 203, 4 min walk NW
Plate checks6,720 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5600 S Michigan Ave — 548, 10 min walk S
- 5600 S Wabash Ave — 408, 10 min walk S
- 5300 S Michigan Ave — 355, 2 min walk SW
- 5500 S Wabash Ave — 327, 7 min walk SW
- 5400 S Prairie Ave — 317, 6 min walk S
Metered blocks46 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 100 E 53rd St — 46, 1 min walk SW
Other enforcement562 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 500 E 51st St — 427, 10 min walk NE
- 300 E 51st St — 135, 6 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 3, section 15. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May11Mon
May12Tue
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Aug12Wed
Aug13Thu
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
–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.