When is this block cleaned?
Friday, November 6
Then Monday, November 9. 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: 4800 S Wood St alone took 553 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,459 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4800 S Wood St — 553, 9 min walk N
- 5000 S Damen Ave — 378, 7 min walk NW
- 4800 S Winchester Ave — 349, 10 min walk NW
- 4800 S Wolcott Ave — 322, 9 min walk NW
- 4900 S Damen Ave — 281, 9 min walk NW
Permit zones278 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4800 S Marshfield Ave — 278, 9 min walk N
City sticker checks210 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 4900 S Laflin St — 117, 9 min walk NE
- 5300 S Laflin St — 93, 8 min walk SE
Plate checks8,152 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4800 S Honore St — 389, 9 min walk N
- 4800 S Justine St — 363, 10 min walk NE
- 4800 S Paulina St — 293, 9 min walk N
- 1800 W 50th St — 221, 6 min walk NW
- 5200 S Marshfield Ave — 199, 3 min walk SE
Posted restrictions3,334 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4900 S Wood St — 557, 6 min walk N
- 4900 S Winchester Ave — 542, 8 min walk NW
- 4900 S Wolcott Ave — 538, 7 min walk NW
- 4900 S Honore St — 424, 7 min walk N
- 4900 S Seeley Ave — 359, 10 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 16, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr3Fri
Apr6Mon
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Aug26Wed
Aug27Thu
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, November 6.
–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.