When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29. 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 cleaning5,213 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4200 S Michigan Ave — 819, 7 min walk NE
- 4100 S Indiana Ave — 461, 10 min walk NE
- 4300 S Michigan Ave — 445, 7 min walk E
- 4100 S Michigan Ave — 426, 9 min walk NE
- 4600 S Wabash Ave — 344, 9 min walk SE
Permit zones1,268 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4300 S Prairie Ave — 1,124, 10 min walk E
- 300 W Swann St — 61, 9 min walk SW
- 100 W Swann St — 42, 7 min walk S
- 100 W 46th Pl — 41, 6 min walk S
Plate checks4,409 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 300 W 42nd Pl — 333, 7 min walk NW
- 4400 S Michigan Ave — 266, 7 min walk E
- 4500 S Wabash Ave — 239, 6 min walk SE
- 100 E 42nd St — 220, 9 min walk NE
- 4300 S Dearborn St — 207, 2 min walk NE
Posted restrictions323 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4200 S State St — 211, 4 min walk NE
- 4600 S Federal — 112, 7 min walk S
Other enforcement76 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 0 W 47th St — 76, 9 min walk S
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
–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.