When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 1604. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
2
5523 S Wentworth Ave (3 min walk) · 176 W Garfield Blvd (4 min 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 1 min walk away.
Street cleaning299 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 S Shields Ave — 101, 1 min walk W
- 5400 S Wabash Ave — 77, 10 min walk E
- 5700 S Lowe Ave — 73, 10 min walk SW
- 5500 S Perry Ave — 48, 6 min walk E
Plate checks2,764 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5600 S Wabash Ave — 408, 10 min walk E
- 5500 S Wabash Ave — 327, 10 min walk E
- 5500 S Princeton Ave — 238, 1 min walk NE
- 5600 S Princeton Ave — 208, 2 min walk S
- 5500 S Union Ave — 187, 10 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
✓Permit zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
✓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.