When is this block cleaned?
Monday, November 2
Then Tuesday, November 3. 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
3450 W 71st St (6 min walk) · 7070 S Kedzie Ave (7 min walk) · 3182 W 71st St (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3400 W 72nd St alone took 163 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning735 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3400 W 72nd St — 163, 3 min walk NW
- 3700 W 72nd St — 114, 9 min walk W
- 3500 W 73rd St — 103, 5 min walk W
- 7200 S Millard Ave — 83, 7 min walk W
- 3100 W 72nd St — 83, 7 min walk E
Permit zones712 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7100 S Sawyer Ave — 300, 4 min walk NE
- 7200 S Troy St — 264, 6 min walk E
- 7300 S Troy St — 148, 6 min walk E
City sticker checks345 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 7100 S Albany Ave — 98, 8 min walk NE
- 7200 S Lawndale Ave — 74, 9 min walk W
- 3500 W 71st Pl — 74, 7 min walk NW
- 7300 S Whipple St — 52, 8 min walk E
- 7500 S Central Park Ave — 47, 9 min walk SW
Plate checks3,337 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3500 W 72nd St — 206, 5 min walk NW
- 3400 W 71st — 154, 5 min walk NW
- 7200 S Spaulding Ave — 149, 2 min walk NE
- 7100 S Troy St — 146, 7 min walk NE
- 7200 S Sawyer Ave — 142, 3 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 17, section 25. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Nov2Mon
Nov3Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, November 2.
–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.