When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, November 19
Then Friday, November 20. 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
1315 W Garfield Blvd (4 min walk) · 1334 W Garfield Blvd (5 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 S Bishop St alone took 177 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,386 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5400 S Bishop St — 177, 7 min walk NW
- 5700 S May St — 139, 4 min walk E
- 5600 S May St — 127, 4 min walk E
- 1600 W 57th St — 107, 9 min walk W
- 5600 S Paulina St — 106, 10 min walk W
City sticker checks515 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 6000 S Throop St — 125, 9 min walk S
- 5900 S Justine — 94, 9 min walk SW
- 5300 S Laflin St — 93, 10 min walk NW
- 5700 S Throop — 76, 2 min walk S
- 5400 S Carpenter St — 71, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks5,942 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5400 S May St — 358, 7 min walk NE
- 5600 S Throop St — 244, 1 min walk N
- 5700 S Aberdeen — 205, 6 min walk E
- 5900 S Elizabeth — 194, 7 min walk S
- 5700 S Marshfield Ave — 193, 9 min walk W
Posted restrictions125 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1400 W Garfield Blvd — 125, 6 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 16, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Sep8Tue
Sep9Wed
Nov19Thu
Nov20Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, November 19.
–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.