When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1. 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?
2
176 W Garfield Blvd (9 min walk) · 5523 S Wentworth Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 S Shields Ave alone took 101 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning144 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 S Shields Ave — 101, 7 min walk SE
- 5200 S Green St — 43, 9 min walk W
Plate checks2,995 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 700 W 50th Pl — 274, 10 min walk NW
- 5500 S Princeton Ave — 238, 7 min walk SE
- 5600 S Princeton Ave — 208, 10 min walk SE
- 5500 S Union Ave — 187, 7 min walk SW
- 5500 S Emerald Ave — 185, 8 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun11Thu
Jun12Fri
Aug6Thu
Aug7Fri
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 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.