When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 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: 800 E 44th St alone took 411 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,227 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 800 E 44th St — 411, 8 min walk SW
- 4100 S Drexel Blvd — 292, 5 min walk W
- 4300 S Lake Park Ave — 237, 4 min walk SE
- 4300 S Greenwood Ave — 199, 5 min walk S
- 4300 S Ellis Ave — 170, 4 min walk SW
Permit zones1,530 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4000 S Oakenwald Ave — 438, 5 min walk N
- 4300 S Oakenwald Ave — 360, 5 min walk SE
- 4100 S Oakenwald Ave — 277, 2 min walk E
- 4400 S Oakenwald Ave — 234, 8 min walk SE
- 4200 S Oakenwald Ave — 221, 3 min walk SE
Plate checks9,942 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4500 S Drexel Blvd — 1,050, 10 min walk SW
- 4400 S Drexel Blvd — 789, 7 min walk SW
- 3900 S Lake Park Ave — 659, 9 min walk NW
- 4000 S Lake Park Ave — 524, 4 min walk N
- 900 E 40th St — 461, 6 min walk N
Posted restrictions934 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 3900 S Lake Shore Dr — 772, 10 min walk N
- 900 E 45th St — 162, 8 min walk S
Other enforcement135 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1000 E Oakwood Blvd — 135, 9 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 4, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
–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.