When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Tuesday, October 27 · 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?
2
515 S Central Ave (9 min walk) · 506 S Central Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W Congress Pkwy alone took 446 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,524 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 W Congress Pkwy — 446, 8 min walk NW
- 5500 W Gladys Ave — 406, 10 min walk NW
- 5200 W Congress Pkwy — 285, 6 min walk N
- 5000 W Van Buren St — 227, 9 min walk NE
- 5300 W Van Buren St — 152, 7 min walk N
Permit zones413 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 W Van Buren St — 317, 9 min walk NW
- 4900 W Lexington St — 96, 10 min walk E
Plate checks2,604 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 W Gladys Ave — 440, 10 min walk NE
- 5000 W Congress Pkwy — 385, 8 min walk NE
- 5200 W Van Buren St — 231, 7 min walk N
- 300 S Lotus — 204, 9 min walk NW
- 5300 W Harrison — 150, 4 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 29, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Aug6Thu
Aug7Fri
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 16.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 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.