When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1. 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: 6000 S Loomis Blvd alone took 131 tickets in three years, a 1 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,111 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6000 S Loomis Blvd — 131, 1 min walk S
- 6200 S Paulina St — 124, 9 min walk SW
- 5900 S Carpenter St — 97, 10 min walk NE
- 6100 S Ada St — 84, 2 min walk SE
- 6300 S Bishop St — 75, 7 min walk S
Permit zones170 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6300 S Justine St — 170, 8 min walk SW
City sticker checks586 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 6000 S Throop St — 125, 3 min walk E
- 6400 S Laflin St — 116, 10 min walk S
- 6200 S May St — 110, 8 min walk SE
- 5900 S Justine — 94, 5 min walk NW
- 5700 S Throop — 76, 9 min walk N
Plate checks6,093 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6300 S Throop St — 282, 8 min walk S
- 6100 S Laflin St — 230, 3 min walk SW
- 5900 S Elizabeth — 194, 5 min walk NE
- 5700 S Laflin St — 192, 8 min walk N
- 6200 S Bishop St — 176, 5 min walk S
Posted restrictions307 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1100 W 63rd St — 176, 9 min walk SE
- 6300 S Racine Ave — 131, 9 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 16, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
–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.