When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 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: 4000 S Michigan Ave alone took 145 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning733 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4000 S Michigan Ave — 145, 9 min walk E
- 3800 S Wabash Ave — 132, 7 min walk E
- 500 W 37th St — 108, 9 min walk NW
- 4000 S Dearborn St — 100, 5 min walk SE
- 3800 S State St — 77, 6 min walk E
Permit zones1,462 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3500 S Dearborn St — 402, 9 min walk NE
- 0 W 36th St — 380, 9 min walk NE
- 3500 S Federal St — 233, 8 min walk N
- 0 W 37th St — 231, 5 min walk NE
- 3700 S Dearborn St — 173, 5 min walk NE
Plate checks3,774 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 300 W 42nd Pl — 333, 9 min walk S
- 3800 S Princeton Ave — 322, 2 min walk W
- 3700 S Princeton Ave — 302, 3 min walk NW
- 0 E 37th St — 213, 8 min walk NE
- 3800 S Michigan Ave — 173, 9 min walk E
Posted restrictions102 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 3700 S State — 102, 6 min walk NE
Metered blocks2,198 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 0 W 35th St — 1,719, 10 min walk NE
- 3600 S State St — 479, 8 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 3, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
–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.