When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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 (4 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 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,224 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5000 S Woodlawn Ave — 400, 9 min walk NE
- 5400 S Ingleside Ave — 389, 5 min walk S
- 5100 S Kimbark Ave — 387, 9 min walk E
- 5200 S Woodlawn Ave — 352, 7 min walk E
- 5400 S Ellis Ave — 333, 5 min walk S
Plate checks16,925 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5200 S Drexel Ave — 787, 1 min walk SW
- 4900 S Drexel Blvd — 774, 8 min walk N
- 600 E 50th Pl — 598, 10 min walk NW
- 800 E 49th St — 577, 9 min walk N
- 5300 S Maryland Ave — 575, 3 min walk SW
Posted restrictions749 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5000 S Champlain Ave — 356, 8 min walk NW
- 5300 S Ingleside Ave — 303, 1 min walk S
- 5300 S Payne Dr — 48, 5 min walk SW
- 5500 S Payne Dr — 42, 9 min walk SW
Metered blocks16,015 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1300 E 53rd St — 15,694, 10 min walk E
- 1000 E 53rd St — 321, 3 min walk E
Other enforcement69 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5100 S Cottage Grove Ave — 69, 4 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Aug26Wed
Aug27Thu
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed
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.