When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 726. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
1
614 W 47th Street (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 600 W 48th Pl alone took 273 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,121 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 600 W 48th Pl — 273, 8 min walk SW
- 500 W 44th St — 227, 7 min walk NW
- 4600 S Union Ave — 226, 8 min walk W
- 500 W 46th St — 193, 5 min walk W
- 500 W 45th St — 186, 5 min walk NW
Permit zones144 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 300 W Swann St — 61, 1 min walk E
- 100 W Swann St — 42, 6 min walk E
- 100 W 46th Pl — 41, 6 min walk E
Plate checks3,430 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4600 S Emerald Ave — 311, 9 min walk W
- 600 W 46th St — 302, 7 min walk W
- 700 W 47th St — 282, 9 min walk W
- 4400 S Union Ave — 248, 9 min walk NW
- 4500 S Lowe Ave — 234, 7 min walk W
Posted restrictions268 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4600 S Federal — 112, 7 min walk E
- 4700 S Federal — 91, 8 min walk SE
- 4700 S State St — 65, 10 min walk E
Other enforcement76 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 0 W 47th St — 76, 9 min walk E
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 zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
✓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.