When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17. 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: 5400 S Kenneth Ave alone took 153 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
Street cleaning872 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5400 S Kenneth Ave — 153, 2 min walk SW
- 5600 S Kolin Ave — 143, 7 min walk S
- 5700 S Kenneth Ave — 121, 10 min walk S
- 5600 S Kildare Ave — 103, 7 min walk SE
- 5700 S Kostner Ave — 95, 9 min walk S
Permit zones4,412 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5000 S Kildare Ave — 415, 9 min walk N
- 5100 S Kildare Ave — 319, 8 min walk N
- 5400 S Kilbourn Ave — 254, 2 min walk W
- 5500 S Kolmar Ave — 232, 6 min walk SW
- 5000 S Kolin Ave — 200, 8 min walk N
City sticker checks178 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5100 S Knox Ave — 178, 8 min walk NW
Plate checks6,120 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4500 W 51st St — 558, 8 min walk NW
- 5700 S Kildare Ave — 232, 10 min walk S
- 5200 S Tripp Ave — 220, 6 min walk NE
- 5200 S Kilbourn Ave — 208, 4 min walk NW
- 5600 S Kolmar Ave — 194, 8 min walk SW
Posted restrictions1,786 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 4500 W 55th St — 259, 5 min walk SW
- 4300 W 50th St — 252, 10 min walk N
- 4200 W 55th St — 248, 5 min walk SE
- 4400 W 55th St — 245, 3 min walk S
- 5100 S Kolin Ave — 213, 6 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 23, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 16.
–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.