When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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
536 E Morgan Dr (2 min walk) · 5330 S Cottage Grove Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 S Michigan Ave alone took 312 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,508 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5400 S Michigan Ave — 312, 10 min walk W
- 5900 S Calumet Ave — 192, 10 min walk SW
- 5800 S Calumet Ave — 163, 7 min walk SW
- 5600 S Prairie Ave — 162, 6 min walk W
- 5700 S Calumet Ave — 138, 6 min walk SW
Plate checks6,102 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 956, 9 min walk SE
- 5600 S Michigan Ave — 548, 9 min walk W
- 5400 S Prairie Ave — 317, 6 min walk W
- 5700 S Michigan Ave — 274, 10 min walk SW
- 5400 S Indiana Ave — 273, 8 min walk W
Posted restrictions6,500 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 E 57th St — 1,894, 8 min walk E
- 5600 S Maryland Ave — 1,301, 9 min walk E
- 5800 S Cottage Grove Ave — 919, 10 min walk SE
- 5700 S Payne Dr — 591, 7 min walk SE
- 5800 S Payne Dr — 588, 9 min walk SE
Other enforcement48 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5800 S Russell Dr — 48, 7 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Aug26Wed
Aug27Thu
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, October 21.
–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.