When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25 · 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?
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: 1000 W 18th St alone took 1,339 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning7,511 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1000 W 18th St — 1,339, 3 min walk E
- 1200 W 16th St — 639, 4 min walk NW
- 1100 W Cullerton St — 619, 4 min walk S
- 1000 W 16th St — 486, 5 min walk NE
- 800 W 18th St — 469, 7 min walk E
Permit zones22,358 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 900 W 18th Pl — 2,346, 6 min walk E
- 1800 S Throop St — 1,515, 4 min walk W
- 1100 W 19th St — 1,455, 2 min walk S
- 1100 W 17th St — 1,180, 1 min walk N
- 1600 S Throop St — 1,079, 4 min walk W
Plate checks17,040 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1200 W 19th St — 732, 4 min walk SW
- 900 W 19th St — 700, 6 min walk E
- 1300 W 16th St — 653, 5 min walk NW
- 900 W Cullerton St — 649, 6 min walk SE
- 1100 W 16th St — 635, 2 min walk N
Posted restrictions2,462 tickets
Loading zone enforcement. Not a spot to leave a private car.
- 1100 W Cermak Rd — 1,165, 8 min walk S
- 1400 W 17th St — 489, 9 min walk W
- 1900 S Allport St — 427, 4 min walk SW
- 1900 S Throop St — 381, 5 min walk SW
Metered blocks29,075 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1800 S Blue Island Ave — 6,089, 7 min walk W
- 1300 W 18th St — 5,302, 6 min walk W
- 1100 W 18th St — 3,588, 1 min walk SW
- 1400 W 18th St — 3,579, 8 min walk W
- 1900 S Blue Island Ave — 3,525, 9 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 25, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
May19Tue
May20Wed
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Aug24Mon
Aug28Fri
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
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.