When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17. 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: 4600 S Laflin St alone took 283 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,130 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4600 S Laflin St — 283, 9 min walk W
- 4500 S Laflin St — 173, 10 min walk NW
- 4500 S Mcdowell Ave — 122, 9 min walk NW
- 5000 S Morgan St — 90, 8 min walk SE
- 4800 S May St — 84, 2 min walk SE
City sticker checks117 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 4900 S Laflin St — 117, 9 min walk SW
Plate checks4,990 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4800 S Justine St — 363, 9 min walk W
- 4800 S Elizabeth St — 329, 3 min walk SW
- 4700 S Ada St — 232, 4 min walk W
- 4700 S Bishop St — 206, 7 min walk W
- 4700 S Loomis Blvd — 196, 6 min walk W
Posted restrictions114 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 900 W 51st St — 114, 10 min walk SE
Metered blocks865 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4700 S Laflin St — 388, 8 min walk W
- 4700 S Justine St — 302, 9 min walk W
- 1500 W 48th St — 175, 10 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr3Fri
Apr6Mon
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
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.
–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.