When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29 · Thursday, October 29 · Friday, October 30. 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?
1
1477 W. Cermak Rd (3 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1800 W Cermak Rd alone took 1,074 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,286 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1800 W Cermak Rd — 1,074, 9 min walk W
- 1700 W Cermak Rd — 717, 7 min walk SW
- 1200 W 16th St — 639, 10 min walk NE
- 1100 W Cullerton St — 619, 9 min walk E
- 1600 W Cermak Rd — 474, 4 min walk SW
Permit zones14,230 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1800 S Throop St — 1,515, 7 min walk NE
- 1100 W 19th St — 1,455, 10 min walk E
- 1600 S Throop St — 1,079, 8 min walk NE
- 1300 W 19th St — 846, 5 min walk NE
- 1800 S Laflin St — 827, 4 min walk N
Plate checks14,836 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1800 W 21st Pl — 844, 9 min walk W
- 1200 W 19th St — 732, 7 min walk E
- 1700 W 21st St — 658, 6 min walk W
- 1300 W 16th St — 653, 9 min walk NE
- 1800 W 19th St — 622, 7 min walk W
Posted restrictions3,362 tickets
Loading zone enforcement. Not a spot to leave a private car.
- 1100 W Cermak Rd — 1,165, 9 min walk E
- 1400 W 17th St — 489, 6 min walk N
- 1900 S Allport St — 427, 7 min walk E
- 1900 S Throop St — 381, 6 min walk E
- 2100 S Paulina St — 284, 5 min walk SW
Metered blocks40,869 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1800 S Blue Island Ave — 6,089, 5 min walk NE
- 1500 W 18th St — 5,905, 5 min walk N
- 1300 W 18th St — 5,302, 5 min walk NE
- 1700 W 18th St — 4,125, 7 min walk NW
- 1600 W 18th St — 3,840, 5 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 25, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jun24Wed
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Jul27Mon
Jul28Tue
Aug26Wed
Aug27Thu
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue
Oct29Thu
Oct30Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 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.