When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 27
Then Wednesday, October 28. 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: 5400 S Newcastle Ave alone took 107 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning449 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5400 S Newcastle Ave — 107, 9 min walk SE
- 5100 S Oak Park Ave — 69, 8 min walk E
- 5100 S New England Ave — 60, 5 min walk E
- 5400 S New England Ave — 58, 9 min walk SE
- 5100 S Rutherford Ave — 57, 9 min walk E
Permit zones41 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 S Nordica Ave — 41, 9 min walk S
City sticker checks50 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5500 S Newland Ave — 50, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks415 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5500 S Sayre Ave — 85, 10 min walk S
- 5300 S New England Ave — 78, 6 min walk SE
- 5500 S Neva Ave — 73, 9 min walk S
- 5400 S Nordica Ave — 69, 7 min walk S
- 5400 S Nottingham Ave — 69, 7 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 23, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 27.
–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.