When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
Then Friday, October 9 · Tuesday, November 10 · Thursday, November 12. 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?
3
2609 S Kedzie Ave (10 min walk) · 2718 S Kedzie Ave (10 min walk) · 2552 S Kedzie Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2300 S Marshall Blvd alone took 558 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,533 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2300 S Marshall Blvd — 558, 8 min walk NW
- 2300 S Sacramento Ave — 358, 10 min walk NW
- 2400 S Albany Ave — 311, 9 min walk NW
- 2300 S California Ave — 272, 8 min walk N
- 2400 W 25th St — 262, 10 min walk NE
Permit zones5,541 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2600 W 24th St — 949, 8 min walk NE
- 2700 W 23rd St — 700, 9 min walk N
- 2900 W 25th St — 675, 5 min walk NW
- 2800 W 23rd St — 654, 9 min walk N
- 2400 S Troy St — 614, 10 min walk NW
Plate checks4,968 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2800 W 25th St — 1,700, 4 min walk N
- 2700 W 25th St — 403, 5 min walk NE
- 2300 S Washtenaw Ave — 331, 10 min walk N
- 2700 W 24th St — 316, 6 min walk N
- 2500 S Albany Ave — 278, 8 min walk NW
Posted restrictions1,554 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2400 S Washtenaw Ave — 344, 7 min walk NE
- 3100 W 25th St — 330, 9 min walk NW
- 2600 S Kedzie Avenue — 238, 10 min walk W
- 2400 S California Ave — 221, 6 min walk N
- 2400 S Whipple St — 183, 8 min walk NW
Metered blocks21,301 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2800 S California Blvd — 5,925, 4 min walk S
- 2600 S California Blvd — 5,648, 1 min walk NE
- 2500 S California Blvd — 3,094, 4 min walk N
- 2900 S California Blvd — 1,943, 5 min walk S
- 3000 S California Blvd — 1,310, 7 min walk S
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 8.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras3 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.