When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Thursday, November 19 · Friday, November 20. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 1396. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
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: 5200 S Lorel Ave alone took 184 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,190 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5200 S Lorel Ave — 184, 3 min walk N
- 5100 S Laramie Ave — 112, 8 min walk NE
- 5200 S Long Ave — 88, 3 min walk N
- 5200 S Luna Ave — 85, 4 min walk W
- 5100 S Lorel Ave — 70, 6 min walk N
Permit zones937 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5400 S Latrobe Ave — 171, 4 min walk SE
- 5200 S Lockwood Ave — 166, 4 min walk NE
- 5200 S Parkside Ave — 143, 7 min walk NW
- 5200 S Latrobe Ave — 104, 5 min walk NE
- 5200 S Laramie Ave — 99, 6 min walk NE
Plate checks1,460 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5400 S Laramie Ave — 204, 5 min walk E
- 5400 S Lockwood Ave — 116, 3 min walk SE
- 5400 S Luna Ave — 111, 4 min walk SW
- 5100 S Luna Ave — 102, 7 min walk NW
- 5100 S Lockwood Ave — 91, 6 min walk NE
Posted restrictions397 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5700 S Archer Ave — 279, 4 min walk NE
- 5600 S Archer Ave — 65, 4 min walk NE
- 5900 S Archer Ave — 53, 7 min walk W
Other enforcement75 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5600 W 55th St — 75, 7 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 23, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Sep10Thu
Sep11Fri
Nov19Thu
Nov20Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
✓Permit zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
–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.