When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Monday, October 19 · Tuesday, October 20 · Thursday, November 19. 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?
2
2160 S Pulaski Rd (7 min walk) · 3954 W Cermak Rd (8 min 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 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning11,262 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4100 W 21st Pl — 493, 7 min walk SW
- 4200 W 21st Pl — 478, 8 min walk SW
- 2100 S Harding Ave — 330, 7 min walk S
- 4000 W 21st Pl — 296, 5 min walk S
- 1800 S Springfield Ave — 289, 3 min walk SE
Permit zones368 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1900 S Avers Ave — 203, 6 min walk SE
- 1600 S Harding Ave — 165, 2 min walk NE
Plate checks2,309 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4100 W Cermak Rd — 299, 9 min walk S
- 1800 S Avers Ave — 212, 5 min walk E
- 1900 S Harding Ave — 191, 5 min walk S
- 3800 W 14th St — 164, 8 min walk NE
- 1800 S Kildare Ave — 152, 8 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 24, section 4. 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 Wednesday, September 16.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 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.