When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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: 4300 S Wood St alone took 363 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,958 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4300 S Wood St — 363, 9 min walk SW
- 4300 S Hermitage Ave — 306, 7 min walk SW
- 4400 S Marshfield Ave — 251, 8 min walk SW
- 4300 S Paulina St — 245, 6 min walk SW
- 4300 S Marshfield Ave — 237, 5 min walk SW
Permit zones724 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1600 W 38th St — 415, 9 min walk NW
- 4400 S Hermitage Ave — 309, 10 min walk SW
Plate checks205 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1800 W 43rd St — 91, 8 min walk W
- 1500 W 44th St — 70, 6 min walk S
- 3800 S Ashland Ave — 44, 8 min walk N
Posted restrictions1,513 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1400 W 44th St — 439, 6 min walk S
- 1700 W 44th St — 343, 8 min walk SW
- 1600 W 45th St — 268, 9 min walk S
- 1600 W 43rd St — 196, 4 min walk SW
- 1700 W 43rd St — 156, 6 min walk SW
Metered blocks655 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4500 S Ashland Ave — 655, 10 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 11, section 13. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
–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.