When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 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?
1
655 W. Root St. (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 500 W 44th St alone took 227 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,532 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 500 W 44th St — 227, 5 min walk W
- 500 W 46th St — 193, 7 min walk SW
- 500 W 45th St — 186, 6 min walk SW
- 600 W 44th St — 127, 6 min walk W
- 4600 S Wallace St — 120, 9 min walk SW
Permit zones144 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 300 W Swann St — 61, 7 min walk S
- 100 W Swann St — 42, 9 min walk SE
- 100 W 46th Pl — 41, 8 min walk SE
Plate checks4,987 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 300 W 42nd Pl — 333, 5 min walk N
- 600 W 46th St — 302, 10 min walk SW
- 4400 S Union Ave — 248, 8 min walk W
- 4500 S Lowe Ave — 234, 8 min walk SW
- 4500 S Union Ave — 234, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions112 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4600 S Federal — 112, 10 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 3, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun3Wed
Jun4Thu
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, October 21.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
✓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.