When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16 · Monday, October 19 · Tuesday, October 20. 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
2928 S Halsted St (6 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 W 31st St alone took 569 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,813 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 800 W 31st St — 569, 10 min walk SW
- 500 W 28th St — 225, 3 min walk SE
- 2600 S Princeton Ave — 220, 9 min walk E
- 600 W 28th St — 199, 1 min walk S
- 600 W 30th St — 193, 6 min walk S
Permit zones2,793 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 300 W 24th St — 1,446, 9 min walk NE
- 3100 S Union Ave — 402, 10 min walk S
- 3000 S Union Ave — 218, 8 min walk S
- 400 W 23rd Pl — 195, 9 min walk NE
- 700 W 30th St — 194, 6 min walk S
Plate checks2,857 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 400 W 28th St — 211, 5 min walk E
- 2800 S Wallace St — 196, 3 min walk SE
- 2800 S Lowe Ave — 178, 3 min walk S
- 700 W 28th St — 167, 3 min walk SW
- 2800 S Union Ave — 165, 3 min walk S
Posted restrictions784 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 W 26th St — 261, 3 min walk NW
- 400 W 24th St — 244, 8 min walk NE
- 600 W 29th St — 159, 4 min walk S
- 600 W 26th St — 78, 2 min walk NE
- 2700 S Wallace St — 42, 2 min walk E
Metered blocks2,923 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 500 W 31st St — 1,015, 9 min walk S
- 700 W 31st St — 744, 9 min walk S
- 3000 S Halsted St — 427, 8 min walk SW
- 600 W 31st St — 366, 9 min walk S
- 2500 S Archer Ave — 276, 6 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 11, section 4. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jun1Mon
Jun2Tue
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Jul17Fri
Jul20Mon
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
–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.