When is this block cleaned?
Friday, November 13
Then Monday, November 16. 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: 5500 S Shields Ave alone took 101 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning332 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 S Shields Ave — 101, 8 min walk SE
- 5700 S Lowe Ave — 73, 9 min walk S
- 5500 S Green St — 61, 7 min walk SW
- 5600 S Halsted St — 54, 8 min walk SW
- 5200 S Green St — 43, 7 min walk NW
Plate checks3,467 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 700 W 50th Pl — 274, 9 min walk NW
- 900 W 54th Pl — 244, 8 min walk W
- 5500 S Princeton Ave — 238, 9 min walk SE
- 5500 S Union Ave — 187, 5 min walk SW
- 5500 S Emerald Ave — 185, 6 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 16, section 4. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, November 13.
–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.