When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Wednesday, October 21 · Thursday, October 22. 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
1215 S Kostner Ave (2 min walk) · 4401 W Roosevelt Rd (2 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1200 S Kolin Ave alone took 285 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,591 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1200 S Kolin Ave — 285, 2 min walk E
- 1300 S Karlov Ave — 259, 9 min walk E
- 1400 S Kedvale Ave — 246, 8 min walk SE
- 1400 S Tripp Ave — 228, 7 min walk SE
- 1200 S Kildare Ave — 224, 3 min walk E
Permit zones235 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4300 W Lexington St — 235, 10 min walk N
Plate checks1,098 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1300 S Kildare Ave — 246, 4 min walk SE
- 4200 W 13th St — 146, 4 min walk E
- 4400 W Lexington St — 119, 10 min walk N
- 4400 W Fifth Ave — 107, 7 min walk N
- 1500 S Kilbourn Ave — 103, 9 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 24, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
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Oct22Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
–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.