When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25 · Tuesday, November 10 · Thursday, November 12. 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 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning7,130 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 400 E 48th St — 574, 6 min walk N
- 4700 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 461, 9 min walk N
- 4800 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 403, 5 min walk N
- 5100 S Calumet Ave — 400, 3 min walk S
- 4900 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 294, 3 min walk N
Plate checks6,778 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 600 E 50th Pl — 598, 7 min walk E
- 5300 S Michigan Ave — 355, 9 min walk SW
- 500 E 50th Pl — 306, 5 min walk NE
- 4700 S Calumet Ave — 286, 9 min walk N
- 4800 S Champlain Ave — 280, 9 min walk NE
Posted restrictions1,254 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5000 S Forrestville Ave — 898, 5 min walk E
- 5000 S Champlain Ave — 356, 7 min walk E
Metered blocks428 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 300 E 47th St — 382, 10 min walk N
- 100 E 53rd St — 46, 8 min walk SW
Other enforcement562 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 500 E 51st St — 427, 4 min walk E
- 300 E 51st St — 135, 1 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 3, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
Nov10Tue
Nov12Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, September 24.
–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.