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?
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: 2400 W 25th St alone took 262 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning589 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2400 W 25th St — 262, 9 min walk NE
- 2500 S Sacramento Ave — 196, 10 min walk NW
- 2500 S Rockwell St — 79, 7 min walk NE
- 3000 W 26th St — 52, 9 min walk NW
Permit zones2,640 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2600 W 24th St — 949, 9 min walk N
- 2900 W 25th St — 675, 9 min walk NW
- 2600 W 25th St — 436, 6 min walk N
- 2600 W Luther St — 227, 8 min walk N
- 2400 S Francisco Ave — 222, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks3,306 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2800 W 25th St — 1,700, 7 min walk NW
- 2700 W 25th St — 403, 7 min walk N
- 2700 W 24th St — 316, 8 min walk N
- 2500 S Washtenaw Ave — 233, 6 min walk N
- 2400 S Rockwell St — 219, 9 min walk N
Posted restrictions706 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2400 S Washtenaw Ave — 344, 9 min walk N
- 2400 S California Ave — 221, 9 min walk N
- 2500 W 25th St — 77, 8 min walk NE
- 2600 S Washtenaw Ave — 64, 2 min walk N
Metered blocks20,990 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2800 S California Blvd — 5,925, 3 min walk SW
- 2600 S California Blvd — 5,648, 4 min walk NW
- 2500 S California Blvd — 3,094, 7 min walk N
- 2900 S California Blvd — 1,943, 3 min walk SW
- 3000 S California Blvd — 1,310, 5 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.
–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.