When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5. 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
5523 S Wentworth Ave (6 min walk) · 176 W Garfield Blvd (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5800 S Michigan Ave alone took 317 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning955 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5800 S Michigan Ave — 317, 9 min walk E
- 5900 S Wabash Ave — 230, 8 min walk SE
- 5900 S Michigan Ave — 182, 9 min walk E
- 5500 S Shields Ave — 101, 6 min walk NW
- 5400 S Wabash Ave — 77, 10 min walk NE
Plate checks4,283 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5600 S Michigan Ave — 548, 9 min walk E
- 5600 S Wabash Ave — 408, 8 min walk NE
- 5500 S Wabash Ave — 327, 9 min walk NE
- 5700 S Michigan Ave — 274, 9 min walk E
- 5500 S Princeton Ave — 238, 6 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
–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.