When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
Then Tuesday, September 15. 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?
1
5207 S Cicero Ave (10 min 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 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,365 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5200 S Lorel Ave — 184, 4 min walk W
- 5100 S Laramie Ave — 112, 3 min walk N
- 5200 S Long Ave — 88, 6 min walk W
- 5200 S Luna Ave — 85, 10 min walk W
- 5000 S Leamington Ave — 79, 5 min walk N
Permit zones1,077 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5400 S Latrobe Ave — 171, 6 min walk S
- 5200 S Lockwood Ave — 166, 3 min walk W
- 5100 S Laporte Ave — 160, 6 min walk NE
- 5100 S Lamon Ave — 137, 7 min walk E
- 5200 S Latrobe Ave — 104, 2 min walk W
City sticker checks47 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5000 W 52nd St — 47, 4 min walk E
Plate checks1,335 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5400 S Laramie Ave — 204, 5 min walk S
- 5400 S Lockwood Ave — 116, 6 min walk SW
- 5100 S Luna Ave — 102, 10 min walk W
- 5100 S Lavergne Ave — 96, 5 min walk NE
- 4800 W 51st St — 92, 10 min walk NE
Posted restrictions474 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5700 S Archer Ave — 279, 3 min walk W
- 5400 S Archer Ave — 71, 6 min walk E
- 5600 S Archer Ave — 65, 2 min walk W
- 5500 S Archer Ave — 59, 5 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 23, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Sep14Mon
Sep15Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 14.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 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.