When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25. 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: 5000 S Morgan St alone took 90 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning430 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5000 S Morgan St — 90, 8 min walk NW
- 5500 S Morgan St — 70, 9 min walk SW
- 5100 S May St — 62, 10 min walk W
- 5500 S Green St — 61, 7 min walk S
- 5600 S Halsted St — 54, 9 min walk S
City sticker checks127 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5400 S Carpenter St — 71, 8 min walk SW
- 5300 S May St — 56, 9 min walk W
Plate checks4,513 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 700 W 50th Pl — 274, 6 min walk N
- 900 W 54th Pl — 244, 5 min walk SW
- 5500 S Union Ave — 187, 7 min walk S
- 5200 S Carpenter St — 186, 7 min walk W
- 5500 S Emerald Ave — 185, 7 min walk S
Posted restrictions114 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 900 W 51st St — 114, 7 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, September 24.
–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.