When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Wednesday, October 21 · Thursday, October 22. 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: 4100 W 21st Pl alone took 493 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning10,016 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4100 W 21st Pl — 493, 8 min walk S
- 4200 W 21st Pl — 478, 8 min walk S
- 4000 W 21st Pl — 296, 9 min walk SE
- 1800 S Springfield Ave — 289, 8 min walk SE
- 1800 S Komensky Ave — 287, 5 min walk SE
Permit zones165 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1600 S Harding Ave — 165, 5 min walk E
Plate checks2,047 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1300 S Kildare Ave — 246, 7 min walk NW
- 1800 S Avers Ave — 212, 9 min walk SE
- 1900 S Harding Ave — 191, 9 min walk SE
- 3800 W 14th St — 164, 9 min walk NE
- 1800 S Kildare Ave — 152, 6 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 24, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
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What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
–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.