When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25. 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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Mayfield Ave alone took 70 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning308 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 S Mayfield Ave — 70, 8 min walk NW
- 5400 S Linder Ave — 63, 9 min walk N
- 5400 S Long Ave — 61, 10 min walk NE
- 6000 S Monitor Ave — 59, 9 min walk SW
- 5700 W 55th St — 55, 8 min walk N
Permit zones115 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6000 S Parkside Ave — 59, 7 min walk S
- 5500 S Parkside Ave — 56, 6 min walk N
Plate checks1,463 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6100 S Major Ave — 210, 10 min walk S
- 6100 S Parkside Ave — 147, 10 min walk S
- 5400 S Luna Ave — 111, 9 min walk N
- 6000 S Menard Ave — 88, 8 min walk SW
- 5500 S Massasoit Ave — 82, 7 min walk NW
Other enforcement75 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5600 W 55th St — 75, 7 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 13, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, September 24.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
–CamerasNone nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
✓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.