When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
Then Friday, October 9. 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: 800 E 44th St alone took 411 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,383 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 800 E 44th St — 411, 10 min walk NW
- 4700 S Woodlawn Ave — 409, 5 min walk S
- 900 E 46th St — 377, 6 min walk W
- 1400 E 48th St — 339, 8 min walk SE
- 1300 E 48th St — 256, 7 min walk SE
Permit zones1,956 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4500 S Oakenwald Ave — 864, 4 min walk E
- 4300 S Oakenwald Ave — 360, 6 min walk N
- 4100 S Oakenwald Ave — 277, 10 min walk N
- 4400 S Oakenwald Ave — 234, 4 min walk NE
- 4200 S Oakenwald Ave — 221, 8 min walk N
Plate checks13,969 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4600 S Drexel Blvd — 1,281, 7 min walk W
- 4500 S Drexel Blvd — 1,050, 7 min walk W
- 4800 S Drexel Blvd — 797, 10 min walk SW
- 4400 S Drexel Blvd — 789, 8 min walk NW
- 800 E 46th St — 607, 8 min walk W
Posted restrictions1,350 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4600 S Lake Park Ave — 1,188, 4 min walk E
- 900 E 45th St — 162, 6 min walk W
Metered blocks105 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4700 S Cornell Dr — 105, 8 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 4, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun1Mon
Jun2Tue
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Aug26Wed
Aug27Thu
Oct8Thu
Oct9Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 8.
–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.