When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
Then Tuesday, September 15. 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: 4800 S Wood St alone took 553 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,586 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4800 S Wood St — 553, 6 min walk N
- 4700 S Wolcott Ave — 550, 9 min walk NW
- 5000 S Damen Ave — 378, 6 min walk W
- 4800 S Winchester Ave — 349, 8 min walk NW
- 4800 S Wolcott Ave — 322, 7 min walk NW
Permit zones552 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4800 S Marshfield Ave — 278, 6 min walk NE
- 4700 S Marshfield Ave — 274, 9 min walk N
City sticker checks210 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 4900 S Laflin St — 117, 7 min walk NE
- 5300 S Laflin St — 93, 9 min walk SE
Plate checks7,337 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4800 S Honore St — 389, 6 min walk NW
- 4800 S Justine St — 363, 7 min walk NE
- 4800 S Paulina St — 293, 6 min walk N
- 1800 W 50th St — 221, 4 min walk NW
- 5200 S Marshfield Ave — 199, 5 min walk SE
Posted restrictions4,042 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4900 S Wood St — 557, 3 min walk NW
- 4900 S Winchester Ave — 542, 6 min walk NW
- 4900 S Wolcott Ave — 538, 5 min walk NW
- 4900 S Honore St — 424, 4 min walk NW
- 4900 S Seeley Ave — 359, 8 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep14Mon
Sep15Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 14.
–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.