When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1 · Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 16. 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 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,415 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 400 E 48th St — 574, 9 min walk W
- 4600 S Evans Ave — 416, 3 min walk NW
- 800 E 44th St — 411, 10 min walk N
- 900 E 46th St — 377, 6 min walk NE
- 4900 S St Lawrence Ave — 246, 6 min walk SW
Plate checks18,364 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4600 S Drexel Blvd — 1,281, 4 min walk NE
- 4500 S Drexel Blvd — 1,050, 6 min walk N
- 4800 S Drexel Blvd — 797, 3 min walk SE
- 4400 S Drexel Blvd — 789, 9 min walk N
- 4900 S Drexel Blvd — 774, 4 min walk SE
Posted restrictions1,508 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5000 S Forrestville Ave — 898, 9 min walk SW
- 5000 S Champlain Ave — 356, 8 min walk SW
- 900 E 45th St — 162, 8 min walk NE
- 600 E 47th St — 92, 4 min walk NW
Metered blocks1,771 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 700 E 47th St — 1,289, 2 min walk N
- 4700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 482, 1 min walk N
Other enforcement489 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 4500 S Cottage Grove — 420, 6 min walk N
- 5100 S Cottage Grove Ave — 69, 10 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 4, section 4. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
–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.