When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7. 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?
5
3510 W 55th St (6 min walk) · 3212 W 55th St (9 min walk) · 3217 W 55th St (9 min walk) +2 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W 53rd St alone took 223 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning820 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3200 W 53rd St — 223, 6 min walk E
- 3100 W 52nd St — 173, 10 min walk E
- 3400 W 56th St — 117, 9 min walk S
- 5500 S Trumbull Ave — 94, 8 min walk S
- 3300 W 51st St — 86, 5 min walk NE
Permit zones6,171 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3100 W 53rd St — 677, 9 min walk E
- 5400 S Sawyer Ave — 646, 9 min walk SE
- 3400 W 54th Pl — 537, 4 min walk S
- 5200 S Troy St — 472, 9 min walk E
- 3400 W 53rd St — 458, 1 min walk SE
Plate checks6,135 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3100 W 54th St — 524, 10 min walk SE
- 3200 W 54th St — 340, 8 min walk SE
- 5200 S Christiana Ave — 315, 4 min walk E
- 5300 S Sawyer Ave — 310, 7 min walk E
- 5400 S Spaulding Ave — 223, 8 min walk SE
Posted restrictions2,408 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5100 S Kedzie Ave — 513, 8 min walk E
- 5200 S Kedzie Ave — 325, 8 min walk E
- 3300 W 55th St — 268, 7 min walk SE
- 3600 W 55th St — 247, 8 min walk SW
- 5300 S Kedzie Ave — 239, 8 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 14, section 12. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May1Fri
May4Mon
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Oct6Tue
Oct7Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 6.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras5 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.