When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1 · Monday, November 2 · Tuesday, November 3. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 935. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 W 38th St alone took 543 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,146 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2800 W 38th St — 543, 7 min walk S
- 2900 W 38th Pl — 381, 7 min walk S
- 2700 W 38th Pl — 310, 7 min walk SE
- 3900 S Sacramento Ave — 213, 9 min walk S
- 3800 S Washtenaw Ave — 181, 9 min walk SE
Permit zones1,864 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3100 W 38th Pl — 491, 8 min walk SW
- 3000 W 38th Pl — 322, 7 min walk SW
- 2800 W 39th Pl — 278, 10 min walk S
- 2700 W Pershing Rd — 221, 9 min walk SE
- 3500 S Francisco Ave — 162, 1 min walk E
Plate checks1,173 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2600 W 38th St — 202, 9 min walk SE
- 2700 W 37th Pl — 185, 6 min walk SE
- 3900 S Francisco Ave — 158, 9 min walk S
- 2600 W 35th Pl — 148, 7 min walk E
- 2800 W 36th St — 117, 1 min walk SE
Posted restrictions183 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 3000 W Pershing Rd — 183, 9 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 12, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Jul29Wed
Jul30Thu
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
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Nov3Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
✓Permit zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
–CamerasNone nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
✓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.