When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
Then Tuesday, September 15. 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: 1500 E 61st St alone took 305 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,132 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1500 E 61st St — 305, 4 min walk S
- 5700 S Blackstone Ave — 264, 7 min walk NW
- 1500 E 59th St — 232, 3 min walk NW
- 6000 S Harper Ave — 228, 3 min walk SW
- 1300 E Midway Plaisance — 223, 7 min walk W
Permit zones854 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6100 S Kimbark Ave — 854, 10 min walk SW
Plate checks2,957 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1500 E 62nd St — 354, 5 min walk S
- 6200 S Dorchester Ave — 351, 8 min walk SW
- 1300 E 62nd St — 284, 9 min walk SW
- 6100 S Kenwood Ave — 253, 8 min walk SW
- 5600 S Dorchester Ave — 207, 10 min walk NW
Posted restrictions137 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5700 S Lake Shore Dr — 83, 10 min walk NE
- 5800 S Stony Island Ave — 54, 2 min walk N
Metered blocks4,571 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1300 E 57th St — 3,150, 9 min walk NW
- 1400 E 57th St — 971, 9 min walk NW
- 1400 E 59th St — 272, 4 min walk NW
- 1600 E Hayes Dr — 178, 8 min walk S
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 14.
–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.