When is this block cleaned?
Monday, November 2
Then Tuesday, November 3. 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?
1
7050 S Cottage Grove Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6600 S Greenwood Ave alone took 286 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,466 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6600 S Greenwood Ave — 286, 5 min walk E
- 6600 S University Ave — 177, 6 min walk E
- 6600 S Rhodes Ave — 171, 8 min walk W
- 6500 S Woodlawn Ave — 157, 9 min walk NE
- 6600 S Marquette Rd — 130, 9 min walk W
Permit zones440 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6500 S Ingleside Ave — 440, 4 min walk NE
City sticker checks52 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 7000 S South Chicago Ave — 52, 9 min walk S
Plate checks7,184 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6600 S Drexel Ave — 338, 1 min walk NE
- 6600 S Maryland Ave — 299, 1 min walk N
- 6600 S Ingleside Ave — 263, 2 min walk NE
- 6500 S Ellis Ave — 241, 5 min walk NE
- 6400 S Drexel Ave — 223, 6 min walk N
Posted restrictions430 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 6600 S Ellis Ave — 345, 4 min walk E
- 6400 S University — 85, 9 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 18. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May19Tue
May20Wed
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Sep8Tue
Sep9Wed
Nov2Mon
Nov3Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, November 2.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
✓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.