When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Wednesday, November 4 · Thursday, November 5. 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?
2
2928 S Halsted St (4 min walk) · 2740 S Archer Ave (7 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 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,051 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 800 W 31st St — 569, 8 min walk S
- 500 W 28th St — 225, 6 min walk E
- 2900 S Lyman St — 219, 8 min walk SW
- 600 W 28th St — 199, 3 min walk E
- 600 W 30th St — 193, 7 min walk SE
Permit zones2,507 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3100 S Emerald Ave — 486, 10 min walk S
- 3000 S Farrell St — 441, 9 min walk SW
- 3100 S Union Ave — 402, 9 min walk S
- 2800 S Throop St — 267, 7 min walk W
- 3000 S Union Ave — 218, 8 min walk S
Plate checks2,995 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3000 S Bonfield St — 260, 10 min walk SW
- 400 W 28th St — 211, 9 min walk E
- 2800 S Wallace St — 196, 6 min walk SE
- 2800 S Lowe Ave — 178, 4 min walk SE
- 700 W 28th St — 167, 1 min walk SE
Posted restrictions540 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 W 26th St — 261, 2 min walk N
- 600 W 29th St — 159, 5 min walk SE
- 600 W 26th St — 78, 5 min walk NE
- 2700 S Wallace St — 42, 5 min walk E
Metered blocks3,473 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 500 W 31st St — 1,015, 10 min walk SE
- 700 W 31st St — 744, 8 min walk S
- 3100 S Halsted St — 550, 9 min walk S
- 3000 S Halsted St — 427, 7 min walk S
- 600 W 31st St — 366, 9 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 11, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May1Fri
May4Mon
Jun17Wed
Jun18Thu
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 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.