When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 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: 6600 S Bishop St alone took 206 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,933 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6600 S Bishop St — 206, 5 min walk NW
- 7000 S Carpenter St — 153, 9 min walk SE
- 6800 S Throop St — 145, 2 min walk SW
- 6600 S Sangamon St — 121, 8 min walk E
- 7000 S Morgan St — 110, 10 min walk SE
City sticker checks97 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 6800 S Laflin St — 56, 6 min walk SW
- 7000 S May St — 41, 8 min walk S
Plate checks3,981 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6700 S Bishop St — 175, 5 min walk W
- 6400 S May St — 160, 9 min walk N
- 6700 S Peoria St — 152, 9 min walk E
- 6500 S Laflin St — 134, 8 min walk NW
- 900 W 68th St — 133, 7 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 17, section 19. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May21Thu
May22Fri
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
–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.