When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25 · 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?
1
2740 S Archer Ave (5 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 S Lyman St alone took 219 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,083 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2900 S Lyman St — 219, 6 min walk SE
- 1200 W 31st Pl — 198, 8 min walk S
- 1300 W 31st St — 188, 9 min walk S
- 3000 S Lock St — 180, 7 min walk S
- 3100 S Racine Ave — 156, 9 min walk S
Permit zones1,232 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3000 S Farrell St — 441, 9 min walk SE
- 2800 S Throop St — 267, 5 min walk E
- 2900 S Farrell St — 210, 7 min walk SE
- 2900 S Throop St — 138, 8 min walk SE
- 2900 S Elias Ct — 132, 4 min walk SE
Plate checks2,019 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1100 W 31st St — 320, 9 min walk S
- 3000 S Bonfield St — 260, 7 min walk SE
- 3000 S Throop St — 145, 10 min walk SE
- 2800 S Hillock Ave — 138, 3 min walk W
- 2700 S Loomis St — 123, 2 min walk NW
Posted restrictions166 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 3100 S May St — 166, 9 min walk S
Other enforcement120 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 2800 S Lock St — 120, 6 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 11, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
Nov10Tue
Nov12Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, September 24.
–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.