When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7. 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 (7 min walk) · 5330 S Cottage Grove Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Drexel Ave alone took 577 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,640 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 S Drexel Ave — 577, 2 min walk E
- 5400 S Ingleside Ave — 389, 6 min walk NE
- 5400 S Ellis Ave — 333, 7 min walk NE
- 5500 S University Ave — 256, 8 min walk NE
- 5700 S Woodlawn Ave — 255, 10 min walk E
Permit zones232 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6000 S Drexel Ave — 232, 10 min walk S
Plate checks9,718 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5700 S Drexel Ave — 1,133, 3 min walk SE
- 5700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 956, 2 min walk S
- 5300 S Maryland Ave — 575, 8 min walk N
- 800 E Midway Plaisance — 559, 8 min walk S
- 900 E Midway Plaisance — 497, 8 min walk SE
Posted restrictions8,124 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 E 57th St — 1,894, 2 min walk SW
- 5600 S Maryland Ave — 1,301, 1 min walk NE
- 5800 S Cottage Grove Ave — 919, 4 min walk S
- 900 E 57th St — 889, 3 min walk E
- 5700 S Payne Dr — 591, 3 min walk SW
Metered blocks10,916 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5700 S Ellis Ave — 3,767, 5 min walk SE
- 5800 S Ellis Ave — 3,336, 6 min walk SE
- 900 E 59th St — 2,738, 6 min walk SE
- 800 E 59th St — 1,075, 6 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 5, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Oct6Tue
Oct7Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 6.
–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.