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?
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: 12200 S Carpenter St alone took 55 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning55 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 12200 S Carpenter St — 55, 8 min walk E
City sticker checks52 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 12000 S Bishop St — 52, 7 min walk N
Plate checks495 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 12200 S May St — 103, 5 min walk E
- 12200 S Bishop St — 91, 2 min walk W
- 12100 S Bishop St — 78, 3 min walk NW
- 12100 S Ada St — 70, 3 min walk N
- 12200 S Morgan St — 64, 9 min walk E
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.
–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.