When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, November 4
Then Thursday, November 5. 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?
4
5486 S Western Ave (8 min walk) · 2409 W 55th St (8 min walk) · 5529 S Western Ave (9 min walk) +1 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 S Damen Ave alone took 378 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,573 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5000 S Damen Ave — 378, 9 min walk N
- 5600 S Claremont Ave — 279, 8 min walk SW
- 5600 S Wolcott Ave — 273, 9 min walk SE
- 1900 W 51st St — 269, 8 min walk NE
- 2100 W 51st St — 268, 6 min walk N
Permit zones454 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2200 W 50th Pl — 386, 9 min walk NW
- 5500 S Claremont Ave — 68, 7 min walk SW
City sticker checks61 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 2100 W Garfield Blvd — 61, 4 min walk SW
Plate checks3,385 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 W 56th St — 274, 7 min walk SW
- 5400 S Artesian Ave — 227, 9 min walk W
- 5300 S Campbell Ave — 206, 10 min walk W
- 5500 S Wood St — 186, 9 min walk SE
- 5300 S Wood St — 185, 8 min walk E
Posted restrictions160 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1800 W 51st St — 100, 10 min walk NE
- 2400 W 54th St — 60, 9 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 16, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
Jun11Thu
Jun12Fri
Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, November 4.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras4 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.