When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 29
Then Friday, October 30. 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: 6200 S Knox Ave alone took 134 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning717 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6200 S Knox Ave — 134, 10 min walk E
- 6400 S Long Ave — 121, 10 min walk W
- 6400 S Laporte Ave — 115, 2 min walk SE
- 6400 S Kilpatrick Ave — 89, 8 min walk E
- 6300 S Laporte Ave — 77, 2 min walk NE
Permit zones1,086 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6100 S Kilpatrick Ave — 203, 10 min walk NE
- 6100 S Keating Ave — 188, 9 min walk NE
- 6300 S Keating Ave — 143, 7 min walk E
- 4700 W 62nd St — 137, 7 min walk NE
- 6200 S Keating Ave — 127, 7 min walk NE
City sticker checks48 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 6400 S Lavergne Ave — 48, 2 min walk S
Plate checks1,413 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6400 S Lorel Ave — 234, 9 min walk W
- 6300 S Kilpatrick Ave — 177, 8 min walk E
- 6200 S Kilpatrick Ave — 156, 9 min walk NE
- 6600 S Keating Ave — 117, 10 min walk SE
- 6400 S Knox Ave — 86, 9 min walk E
Metered blocks131 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 6300 S Lorel Ave — 131, 8 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 13, section 20. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May26Tue
May27Wed
Aug12Wed
Aug13Thu
Oct29Thu
Oct30Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 29.
–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.