When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23. 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: 5700 W 62nd St alone took 74 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning426 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5700 W 62nd St — 74, 10 min walk SE
- 6000 S Mcvicker Ave — 72, 5 min walk SW
- 5600 S Mayfield Ave — 70, 6 min walk N
- 6000 S Monitor Ave — 59, 5 min walk SE
- 6000 S Mayfield Ave — 55, 4 min walk SE
Permit zones304 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5700 S Merrimac Ave — 93, 8 min walk NW
- 5600 S Merrimac Ave — 86, 9 min walk NW
- 5700 S Mobile Ave — 66, 9 min walk W
- 6000 S Parkside Ave — 59, 9 min walk SE
Plate checks3,226 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6100 S Major Ave — 210, 9 min walk SE
- 5500 S Mason Ave — 162, 9 min walk N
- 6100 S Massasoit Ave — 142, 9 min walk SE
- 6100 S Monitor Ave — 113, 7 min walk SE
- 6200 S Mayfield Ave — 108, 9 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 13, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Sep22Tue
Sep23Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, September 22.
–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.