When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 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
655 W. Root St. (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4000 S Dearborn St alone took 100 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning467 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4000 S Dearborn St — 100, 7 min walk E
- 0 W Root St — 76, 6 min walk E
- 300 W 43rd St — 71, 5 min walk S
- 400 W 44th St — 68, 8 min walk SW
- 4100 S Wallace St — 57, 7 min walk W
Plate checks4,444 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 300 W 42nd Pl — 333, 2 min walk S
- 3800 S Princeton Ave — 322, 6 min walk N
- 3700 S Princeton Ave — 302, 8 min walk N
- 4300 S Dearborn St — 207, 9 min walk SE
- 500 W 42nd Pl — 191, 7 min walk SW
Posted restrictions211 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4200 S State St — 211, 9 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 3, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun3Wed
Jun4Thu
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, October 21.
–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.