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?
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: 5100 S Meade Ave alone took 73 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning563 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5100 S Meade Ave — 73, 8 min walk NE
- 5300 S Merrimac Ave — 66, 2 min walk E
- 5300 S Meade Ave — 60, 5 min walk E
- 5300 S Melvina Ave — 57, 3 min walk E
- 5100 S Merrimac Ave — 47, 6 min walk N
Permit zones1,143 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5600 S Narragansett Ave — 139, 7 min walk S
- 5400 S Narragansett Ave — 129, 3 min walk SW
- 5500 S Mobile Ave — 127, 4 min walk S
- 6400 W 57th St — 99, 9 min walk SW
- 5700 S Merrimac Ave — 93, 10 min walk S
City sticker checks131 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 6200 W 55th St — 90, 3 min walk S
- 5100 S Mulligan Ave — 41, 6 min walk N
Plate checks1,317 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5500 S Merrimac Ave — 187, 5 min walk S
- 5900 W 55th St — 170, 9 min walk E
- 5700 S Narragansett Ave — 88, 10 min walk S
- 5300 S Narragansett Ave — 82, 2 min walk W
- 5200 S Moody Ave — 66, 5 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 23, section 4. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
Jun17Wed
Jun18Thu
Aug26Wed
Aug27Thu
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.
–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.