When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 20 · Thursday, November 19 · 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?
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: 5500 S Everett Ave alone took 812 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,649 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 S Everett Ave — 812, 5 min walk NW
- 5500 S Cornell Ave — 692, 7 min walk NW
- 5400 S Hyde Park Blvd — 600, 9 min walk NW
- 5500 S Hyde Park Blvd — 594, 6 min walk NW
- 1700 E 56th St — 380, 4 min walk N
Plate checks3,496 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5400 S Cornell Ave — 1,140, 9 min walk NW
- 5500 S Shore Dr — 678, 4 min walk N
- 5400 S Shore Dr — 667, 7 min walk N
- 5400 S Everett Ave — 484, 7 min walk N
- 5600 S Lake Park Ave — 176, 9 min walk W
Posted restrictions1,057 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1600 E 56th St — 688, 6 min walk NW
- 1800 E 55th St — 232, 6 min walk N
- 5700 S Lake Shore Dr — 83, 1 min walk SE
- 5800 S Stony Island Ave — 54, 8 min walk SW
Metered blocks7,343 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1600 E 55th St — 4,151, 10 min walk NW
- 1700 E 55th St — 1,990, 6 min walk N
- 5500 S Lake Park Ave — 1,202, 9 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 5, section 12. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May1Fri
May4Mon
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue
Nov19Thu
Nov20Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, October 19.
–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.