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?
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: 5200 S Lorel Ave alone took 184 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,208 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5200 S Lorel Ave — 184, 6 min walk NW
- 5100 S Laramie Ave — 112, 8 min walk N
- 5200 S Long Ave — 88, 7 min walk NW
- 5200 S Luna Ave — 85, 9 min walk NW
- 5100 S Lawler Ave — 73, 10 min walk NE
Permit zones661 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5400 S Latrobe Ave — 171, 1 min walk N
- 5200 S Lockwood Ave — 166, 6 min walk N
- 5200 S Latrobe Ave — 104, 6 min walk N
- 5200 S Laramie Ave — 99, 6 min walk N
- 5200 W 54th St — 68, 2 min walk N
City sticker checks47 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5000 W 52nd St — 47, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks958 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5400 S Laramie Ave — 204, 1 min walk NE
- 5400 S Lockwood Ave — 116, 1 min walk W
- 5400 S Luna Ave — 111, 8 min walk W
- 5100 S Lockwood Ave — 91, 8 min walk N
- 5300 S Lockwood Ave — 80, 3 min walk NW
Posted restrictions403 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5700 S Archer Ave — 279, 5 min walk N
- 5600 S Archer Ave — 65, 5 min walk N
- 5500 S Archer Ave — 59, 9 min walk NE
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 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.