When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23 · Friday, October 23 · Monday, October 26. 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: 1800 W 18th St alone took 1,266 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning9,544 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1800 W 18th St — 1,266, 3 min walk W
- 2100 W 18th St — 1,257, 9 min walk W
- 2000 W 18th St — 1,178, 8 min walk W
- 1800 W Cermak Rd — 1,074, 8 min walk S
- 1700 W Cermak Rd — 717, 8 min walk S
Permit zones10,741 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2000 W 21st St — 1,396, 10 min walk SW
- 1800 S Laflin St — 827, 7 min walk E
- 1700 W 17th St — 775, 1 min walk NE
- 1600 W 21st St — 750, 7 min walk SE
- 1400 W 15th St — 683, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks11,945 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1800 W 21st Pl — 844, 7 min walk S
- 1900 W 21st St — 693, 8 min walk SW
- 1700 W 21st St — 658, 7 min walk S
- 1800 W 19th St — 622, 3 min walk S
- 1900 W 19th St — 597, 6 min walk SW
Posted restrictions2,410 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1900 W Cullerton St — 606, 7 min walk SW
- 1400 W 17th St — 489, 7 min walk E
- 2100 S Hoyne Ave — 415, 10 min walk SW
- 2100 S Paulina St — 284, 8 min walk S
- 1600 S Paulina St — 253, 3 min walk NE
Metered blocks33,352 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1800 S Blue Island Ave — 6,089, 9 min walk E
- 1500 W 18th St — 5,905, 5 min walk E
- 1700 W 18th St — 4,125, 2 min walk E
- 1600 W 18th St — 3,840, 4 min walk E
- 1400 W 18th St — 3,579, 8 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 25, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jun17Wed
Jun18Thu
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Sep22Tue
Sep23Wed
Oct23Fri
Oct26Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, September 22.
–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.