When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Tuesday, October 6 · Wednesday, October 7 · Monday, November 2 · 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
324 S Kedzie Ave (5 min walk) · 3047 W Jackson Blvd (8 min walk) · 3655 W Jackson Blvd (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3500 W Adams St alone took 409 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,790 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3500 W Adams St — 409, 7 min walk NW
- 3300 W Warren Blvd — 315, 10 min walk N
- 3200 W Arthington St — 311, 7 min walk SE
- 3500 W Lexington St — 285, 6 min walk SW
- 3300 W Flournoy St — 281, 3 min walk S
Permit zones2,442 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3000 W Flournoy — 752, 9 min walk E
- 3500 W Polk St — 388, 7 min walk SW
- 3300 W Van Buren — 388, 1 min walk N
- 3100 W Lexington — 383, 7 min walk SE
- 3300 W Monroe St — 249, 7 min walk N
City sticker checks212 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 600 S Albany — 108, 7 min walk E
- 300 S Spaulding — 55, 3 min walk NE
- 900 S Spaulding — 49, 7 min walk S
Plate checks6,724 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3300 W Arthington St — 511, 7 min walk S
- 3600 W Polk St — 458, 9 min walk SW
- 3100 W Polk St — 380, 8 min walk SE
- 3300 W Polk St — 319, 5 min walk S
- 3200 W Lexington St — 290, 5 min walk SE
Posted restrictions414 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 3300 W Madison St — 214, 9 min walk N
- 3100 W Van Buren — 135, 6 min walk E
- 100 S Central Park — 65, 8 min walk NW
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.
✓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.