When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, November 10
Then Thursday, November 12. 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
445 W 127th St (4 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 12200 S Parnell Ave alone took 48 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning92 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 12200 S Parnell Ave — 48, 9 min walk NW
- 12200 S Normal Ave — 44, 9 min walk NW
Permit zones135 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 12300 S Normal Ave — 135, 7 min walk NW
Plate checks2,267 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 12400 S Princeton Ave — 111, 4 min walk N
- 12400 S Harvard Ave — 105, 4 min walk N
- 12400 S Lowe Ave — 94, 8 min walk NW
- 12700 S Union Ave — 94, 9 min walk SW
- 12200 S Stewart Ave — 87, 8 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 9, section 24. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
Nov10Tue
Nov12Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, November 10.
–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.