When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Tuesday, October 27 · Wednesday, October 28. 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: 400 E 48th St alone took 574 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning8,014 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 400 E 48th St — 574, 10 min walk SW
- 4700 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 461, 8 min walk SW
- 4600 S Evans Ave — 416, 6 min walk SE
- 800 E 44th St — 411, 6 min walk NE
- 900 E 46th St — 377, 9 min walk E
Permit zones1,995 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4300 S Prairie Ave — 1,124, 9 min walk NW
- 4300 S Calumet Ave — 547, 8 min walk NW
- 4200 S Calumet Ave — 324, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks12,087 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4600 S Drexel Blvd — 1,281, 9 min walk SE
- 4500 S Drexel Blvd — 1,050, 7 min walk E
- 4400 S Drexel Blvd — 789, 8 min walk E
- 800 E 46th St — 607, 7 min walk E
- 4700 S Drexel Blvd — 508, 10 min walk SE
Posted restrictions254 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 900 E 45th St — 162, 9 min walk E
- 600 E 47th St — 92, 5 min walk S
Metered blocks2,153 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 700 E 47th St — 1,289, 7 min walk SE
- 4700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 482, 8 min walk SE
- 300 E 47th St — 382, 7 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 3, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Jul27Mon
Jul28Tue
Sep10Thu
Sep11Fri
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
–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.