When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5 · Thursday, November 19 · Friday, November 20. 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?
2
655 W. Root St. (8 min walk) · 3536 S Wallace St (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 S Wallace St alone took 183 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning894 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3600 S Wallace St — 183, 6 min walk NW
- 3500 S Wallace St — 159, 9 min walk N
- 3600 S Union Ave — 136, 8 min walk NW
- 500 W 37th St — 108, 5 min walk N
- 700 W 36th St — 99, 9 min walk NW
Permit zones804 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3500 S Parnell Ave — 311, 9 min walk N
- 3500 S Normal Ave — 187, 8 min walk N
- 500 W 35th St — 145, 10 min walk N
- 500 W 36th St — 118, 8 min walk N
- 3600 S Canal St — 43, 6 min walk N
Plate checks5,262 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 300 W 42nd Pl — 333, 9 min walk SE
- 3800 S Princeton Ave — 322, 5 min walk E
- 3700 S Princeton Ave — 302, 5 min walk NE
- 3600 S Emerald Ave — 294, 9 min walk NW
- 500 W 42nd Pl — 191, 9 min walk S
Posted restrictions88 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 W Root St — 88, 9 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 11, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon
Nov19Thu
Nov20Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 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.