When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 20. 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?
1
768 W 119th St (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 12100 S Lowe Ave alone took 77 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning438 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 12100 S Lowe Ave — 77, 6 min walk NE
- 12100 S Wallace St — 70, 7 min walk NE
- 12200 S Green St — 58, 1 min walk NE
- 12200 S Carpenter St — 55, 5 min walk W
- 12200 S Parnell Ave — 48, 8 min walk E
Permit zones135 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 12300 S Normal Ave — 135, 9 min walk E
Plate checks1,706 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 12200 S May St — 103, 7 min walk W
- 12400 S Lowe Ave — 94, 7 min walk SE
- 12300 S Union Ave — 94, 4 min walk SE
- 12500 S Emerald Ave — 85, 7 min walk SE
- 11900 S Union Ave — 85, 9 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 21, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, October 19.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 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.