When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Tuesday, October 27 · Wednesday, October 28. 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?
1
655 W. Root St. (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3500 S Morgan St alone took 236 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning938 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3500 S Morgan St — 236, 9 min walk N
- 3600 S Wallace St — 183, 9 min walk NE
- 3600 S Union Ave — 136, 8 min walk NE
- 700 W 36th St — 99, 8 min walk NE
- 900 W 37th St — 89, 5 min walk N
Permit zones659 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3500 S Emerald Ave — 364, 9 min walk NE
- 3500 S Sangamon St — 245, 9 min walk N
- 3600 S Sangamon St — 50, 6 min walk N
Plate checks4,725 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 900 W 35th St — 545, 10 min walk N
- 900 W Exchange Ave — 402, 7 min walk S
- 3600 S Emerald Ave — 294, 7 min walk NE
- 900 W 36th St — 233, 7 min walk N
- 3500 S Lituanica Ave — 223, 9 min walk N
Posted restrictions88 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 W Root St — 88, 8 min walk SE
Metered blocks2,936 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3500 S Halsted St — 2,323, 9 min walk N
- 800 W 35th St — 613, 8 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 11, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Jul27Mon
Jul28Tue
Sep10Thu
Sep11Fri
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
✓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.