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?
2
11884 S Halsted St (7 min walk) · 768 W 119th St (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 11800 S Sangamon St alone took 88 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning185 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 11800 S Sangamon St — 88, 9 min walk SW
- 11600 S Parnell Ave — 49, 3 min walk E
- 11400 S Lowe Ave — 48, 5 min walk N
Plate checks2,451 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 11500 S Carpenter St — 208, 10 min walk W
- 11300 S Normal Ave — 117, 8 min walk NE
- 11300 S Union Ave — 117, 7 min walk N
- 11300 S Lowe Ave — 111, 7 min walk N
- 11200 S Wallace St — 107, 10 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 21, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Aug12Wed
Aug13Thu
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.
✓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.