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
2900 W Ogden Ave (7 min walk) · 2108 S Western Ave (9 min walk) · 2115 S Western Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2200 W 18th St alone took 1,310 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,853 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2200 W 18th St — 1,310, 10 min walk E
- 2300 W 18th St — 1,239, 8 min walk E
- 1800 S California Ave — 358, 4 min walk SW
- 1500 S California Ave — 310, 5 min walk NW
- 1600 S California Ave — 280, 4 min walk W
Permit zones7,214 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2800 W 21st Pl — 1,331, 8 min walk SW
- 2700 W 15th Pl — 1,229, 4 min walk NW
- 2100 S Fairfield Ave — 804, 8 min walk S
- 2600 W 15th St — 738, 4 min walk N
- 1300 S Fairfield Ave — 657, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks4,497 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 W 21st Pl — 677, 10 min walk SE
- 2600 W 21st Pl — 620, 6 min walk S
- 2100 S Washtenaw Ave — 350, 8 min walk S
- 1300 S California Ave — 341, 8 min walk NW
- 2800 W 19th St — 310, 6 min walk SW
Posted restrictions6,179 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2700 W Ogden Ave — 3,363, 5 min walk NW
- 1500 S Washtenaw Ave — 912, 2 min walk NW
- 1400 S Washtenaw Ave — 780, 4 min walk N
- 2200 S Washtenaw Ave — 421, 10 min walk S
- 2600 W Ogden Ave — 381, 6 min walk N
Metered blocks4,812 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2700 W Cermak Rd — 3,573, 10 min walk S
- 2600 W Cermak Rd — 993, 9 min walk S
- 2100 S California Ave — 246, 9 min walk SW
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.