When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25 · Tuesday, October 27 · Wednesday, October 28. 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
1477 W. Cermak Rd (8 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1000 W 18th St alone took 1,339 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,198 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1000 W 18th St — 1,339, 9 min walk E
- 1200 W 16th St — 639, 4 min walk NE
- 1100 W Cullerton St — 619, 6 min walk SE
- 1000 W 16th St — 486, 10 min walk E
- 1700 S Laflin St — 379, 3 min walk W
Permit zones19,052 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1800 S Throop St — 1,515, 2 min walk SE
- 1100 W 19th St — 1,455, 6 min walk E
- 1100 W 17th St — 1,180, 6 min walk E
- 1600 S Throop St — 1,079, 2 min walk E
- 1800 S May St — 898, 6 min walk E
Plate checks15,158 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1200 W 19th St — 732, 4 min walk SE
- 1300 W 16th St — 653, 3 min walk NE
- 1100 W 16th St — 635, 6 min walk NE
- 1200 W 21st St — 584, 6 min walk SE
- 1600 W 19th St — 533, 8 min walk W
Posted restrictions2,908 tickets
Loading zone enforcement. Not a spot to leave a private car.
- 1100 W Cermak Rd — 1,165, 9 min walk SE
- 1400 W 17th St — 489, 3 min walk W
- 1900 S Allport St — 427, 4 min walk SE
- 1900 S Throop St — 381, 4 min walk SE
- 1600 S Paulina St — 253, 8 min walk W
Metered blocks43,920 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1800 S Blue Island Ave — 6,089, 2 min walk SW
- 1500 W 18th St — 5,905, 5 min walk W
- 1300 W 18th St — 5,302, 1 min walk S
- 1700 W 18th St — 4,125, 9 min walk W
- 1600 W 18th St — 3,840, 6 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 25, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
May19Tue
May20Wed
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Aug24Mon
Aug28Fri
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, September 24.
–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.