When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Tuesday, October 13 · Wednesday, October 14 · Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 16. 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: 3300 S Western Ave alone took 56 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning56 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3300 S Western Ave — 56, 9 min walk SE
Permit zones113 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2400 W 34th St — 113, 9 min walk SE
Posted restrictions64 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2600 S Washtenaw Ave — 64, 8 min walk N
Metered blocks16,622 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2800 S California Blvd — 5,925, 5 min walk NW
- 2600 S California Blvd — 5,648, 9 min walk NW
- 2900 S California Blvd — 1,943, 4 min walk NW
- 3000 S California Blvd — 1,310, 3 min walk W
- 2700 S California Blvd — 1,283, 8 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 25, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
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What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
–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.