When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Tuesday, October 6 · Wednesday, October 7 · Monday, November 2 · 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?
3
2912 W Roosevelt Rd (2 min walk) · 2917 W Roosevelt Rd (2 min walk) · 2900 W Ogden Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 S California Ave alone took 310 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,723 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1500 S California Ave — 310, 9 min walk S
- 2800 W Polk St — 187, 6 min walk N
- 1300 S Troy St — 185, 8 min walk SW
- 1100 S Mozart St — 158, 1 min walk N
- 2800 W Lexington St — 148, 7 min walk N
Permit zones4,526 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2700 W 15th Pl — 1,229, 8 min walk S
- 3000 W Flournoy — 752, 10 min walk NW
- 2600 W 15th St — 738, 10 min walk SE
- 1300 S Fairfield Ave — 657, 6 min walk SE
- 1300 S Washtenaw Ave — 481, 6 min walk SE
Plate checks5,883 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3100 W Fillmore — 425, 8 min walk W
- 3100 W Polk St — 380, 10 min walk NW
- 2900 W Lexington St — 344, 8 min walk N
- 1300 S California Ave — 341, 5 min walk S
- 1100 S Troy St — 288, 7 min walk W
Posted restrictions5,052 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2700 W Ogden Ave — 3,363, 8 min walk S
- 1400 S Washtenaw Ave — 780, 9 min walk SE
- 1100 S Sacramento Blvd — 426, 4 min walk W
- 2600 W Ogden Ave — 381, 8 min walk SE
- 2800 W Ogden Ave — 102, 8 min walk S
Other enforcement54 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1500 S Sacramento Blvd — 54, 10 min walk SW
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras3 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.