When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5 · Monday, November 2 · 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?
4
5529 S Western Ave (7 min walk) · 5520 S Western Ave (8 min walk) · 5486 S Western Ave (8 min walk) +1 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Claremont Ave alone took 279 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,318 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 S Claremont Ave — 279, 6 min walk W
- 5600 S Wolcott Ave — 273, 6 min walk E
- 2400 W 58th St — 209, 9 min walk SW
- 5700 S Claremont Ave — 201, 7 min walk SW
- 5600 S Winchester Ave — 200, 4 min walk E
Permit zones68 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 S Claremont Ave — 68, 6 min walk W
City sticker checks61 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 2100 W Garfield Blvd — 61, 2 min walk NW
Plate checks3,186 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 W 56th St — 274, 5 min walk W
- 5400 S Artesian Ave — 227, 10 min walk W
- 5700 S Artesian Ave — 207, 10 min walk SW
- 5500 S Wood St — 186, 8 min walk E
- 5300 S Wood St — 185, 10 min walk NE
Posted restrictions60 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2400 W 54th St — 60, 10 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 15, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
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May11Mon
May12Tue
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What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras4 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.