When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23 · Friday, November 6 · Monday, November 9. 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: 4600 S Wabash Ave alone took 344 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,205 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4600 S Wabash Ave — 344, 6 min walk N
- 4500 S Michigan Ave — 335, 10 min walk NE
- 4800 S Michigan Ave — 292, 4 min walk E
- 0 E 46th St — 266, 8 min walk N
- 4700 S Prairie Ave — 265, 8 min walk NE
Permit zones144 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 300 W Swann St — 61, 10 min walk NW
- 100 W Swann St — 42, 7 min walk NW
- 100 W 46th Pl — 41, 8 min walk NW
Plate checks4,253 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4700 S Michigan Ave — 318, 5 min walk NE
- 4700 S Calumet Ave — 286, 10 min walk NE
- 5000 S Michigan Ave — 260, 6 min walk SE
- 5100 S Indiana Ave — 259, 10 min walk SE
- 4500 S Wabash Ave — 239, 9 min walk N
Posted restrictions268 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4600 S Federal — 112, 7 min walk N
- 4700 S Federal — 91, 3 min walk NW
- 4700 S State St — 65, 3 min walk N
Metered blocks1,243 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 200 E 47th St — 655, 8 min walk NE
- 100 E 47th St — 588, 7 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 3, section 13. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May5Tue
May6Wed
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Aug6Thu
Aug7Fri
Sep22Tue
Sep23Wed
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, September 22.
–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.