When is this block cleaned?
Monday, November 2
Then Tuesday, November 3. 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: 5400 S Normandy Ave alone took 124 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning739 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5400 S Normandy Ave — 124, 4 min walk W
- 5400 S Newcastle Ave — 107, 7 min walk W
- 5300 S Merrimac Ave — 66, 8 min walk E
- 5400 S New England Ave — 58, 9 min walk W
- 5300 S Melvina Ave — 57, 10 min walk E
Permit zones915 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5600 S Narragansett Ave — 139, 6 min walk SE
- 5400 S Narragansett Ave — 129, 4 min walk E
- 5500 S Mobile Ave — 127, 7 min walk E
- 6400 W 57th St — 99, 6 min walk SE
- 5600 S Merrimac Ave — 86, 9 min walk SE
City sticker checks131 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 6200 W 55th St — 90, 7 min walk E
- 5100 S Mulligan Ave — 41, 10 min walk NE
Plate checks923 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5500 S Merrimac Ave — 187, 8 min walk E
- 5700 S Narragansett Ave — 88, 8 min walk SE
- 5400 S Oak Park Ave — 86, 6 min walk W
- 5400 S Rutherford Ave — 84, 5 min walk W
- 5300 S Narragansett Ave — 82, 5 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 23, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
Nov2Mon
Nov3Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, November 2.
–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.