When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5 · Wednesday, November 4 · Thursday, November 5. 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?
4
4401 W Roosevelt Rd (5 min walk) · 1215 S Kostner Ave (5 min walk) · 4809 W Harrison St (10 min walk) +1 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1200 S Kolin Ave alone took 285 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,782 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1200 S Kolin Ave — 285, 7 min walk SE
- 4700 W Congress Pkwy — 265, 10 min walk NW
- 1200 S Kildare Ave — 224, 8 min walk SE
- 4200 W Grenshaw St — 185, 9 min walk E
- 4500 W Congress Pkwy — 121, 9 min walk N
Permit zones550 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4300 W Flournoy St — 250, 8 min walk NE
- 4300 W Lexington St — 235, 7 min walk NE
- 4800 W Lexington St — 65, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks1,951 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 700 S Kenneth Ave — 257, 6 min walk NE
- 1300 S Kildare Ave — 246, 10 min walk SE
- 4800 W Polk St — 152, 8 min walk NW
- 4200 W 13th St — 146, 9 min walk SE
- 4900 W Polk — 125, 10 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 24, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
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May28Thu
May29Fri
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Jul31Fri
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Nov5Thu
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.
✓Cameras4 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.