When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
Then Wednesday, October 14. 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 Evans Ave alone took 416 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,755 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4600 S Evans Ave — 416, 10 min walk S
- 800 E 44th St — 411, 5 min walk SE
- 400 E 41st St — 353, 6 min walk NW
- 400 E Oakwood Blvd — 350, 10 min walk NW
- 4100 S Drexel Blvd — 292, 6 min walk NE
Permit zones871 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4300 S Calumet Ave — 547, 9 min walk W
- 4200 S Calumet Ave — 324, 9 min walk W
Plate checks10,141 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4500 S Drexel Blvd — 1,050, 9 min walk SE
- 4400 S Drexel Blvd — 789, 7 min walk SE
- 800 E 46th St — 607, 9 min walk SE
- 4000 S Ellis Ave — 428, 9 min walk NE
- 800 E 45th St — 409, 8 min walk SE
Posted restrictions162 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 900 E 45th St — 162, 9 min walk SE
Other enforcement420 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 4500 S Cottage Grove — 420, 7 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 4, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
Jun3Wed
Jun4Thu
Jul17Fri
Jul20Mon
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Oct13Tue
Oct14Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 13.
–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.