Parking at 3950 S Michigan Ave
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Parking at this address

3950 S Michigan Ave

Ward 3, cleaning section 10 · 14,499 parking tickets were written across 98 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
Then Tuesday, September 15 · Thursday, October 29 · Friday, October 30. 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?
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: 4200 S Michigan Ave alone took 819 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,489 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4200 S Michigan Ave — 819, 7 min walk S
  • 3600 S Indiana Ave — 617, 8 min walk N
  • 3900 S Indiana Ave — 488, 2 min walk E
  • 4100 S Indiana Ave — 461, 6 min walk SE
  • 4300 S Michigan Ave — 445, 10 min walk S
Permit zones2,097 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 4200 S Prairie Ave — 455, 8 min walk SE
  • 4000 S Indiana Ave — 447, 3 min walk SE
  • 4200 S Calumet Ave — 324, 9 min walk SE
  • 3800 S Giles Ave — 251, 5 min walk NE
  • 0 W 37th St — 231, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks4,523 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 0 E 36th Pl — 394, 10 min walk N
  • 100 E 42nd St — 220, 6 min walk S
  • 3600 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 215, 10 min walk NE
  • 0 E 37th St — 213, 7 min walk N
  • 3600 S Giles Ave — 209, 9 min walk NE
Posted restrictions439 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 4200 S State St — 211, 8 min walk S
  • 3700 S State — 102, 6 min walk NW
  • 100 E 36th St — 67, 10 min walk N
  • 3800 S Prairie Ave — 59, 4 min walk NE
Metered blocks479 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 3600 S State St — 479, 8 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 3, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jun11Thu
Jun12Fri
Jul29Wed
Jul30Thu
Sep14Mon
Sep15Tue
Oct29Thu
Oct30Fri

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 14.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.