When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7. 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: 2300 S Indiana alone took 350 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning441 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2300 S Indiana — 350, 5 min walk S
- 2400 S Indiana — 91, 6 min walk S
Permit zones22,622 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 100 E 23rd St — 3,497, 3 min walk SW
- 0 E 23rd St — 3,119, 5 min walk SW
- 100 E 21st St — 1,360, 2 min walk NW
- 100 E 18th St — 1,346, 7 min walk N
- 2000 S Prairie Ave — 1,175, 2 min walk N
Plate checks2,607 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 0 W 24th St — 467, 10 min walk SW
- 0 E 24th St — 465, 8 min walk SW
- 0 W Cermak Rd — 416, 7 min walk W
- 2200 S State St — 345, 7 min walk W
- 100 E 24th St — 271, 6 min walk S
Posted restrictions20,155 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2200 S Michigan Ave — 16,163, 3 min walk W
- 2200 S Indiana — 1,178, 2 min walk SW
- 2000 S Clark — 1,024, 10 min walk W
- 0 W 23rd St — 533, 9 min walk W
- 100 E Cermak Rd — 431, 1 min walk W
Metered blocks70,354 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1600 S Michigan Ave — 5,023, 9 min walk N
- 2100 S Wabash Ave — 4,887, 5 min walk W
- 2100 S Michigan Ave — 4,844, 3 min walk W
- 2000 S Michigan Ave — 4,794, 4 min walk NW
- 0 E 21st St — 4,616, 4 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 3, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr3Fri
Apr6Mon
May19Tue
May20Wed
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Oct6Tue
Oct7Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 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.