When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25 · Wednesday, November 4 · Thursday, November 5. 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: 800 N Waller Ave alone took 273 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,091 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 800 N Waller Ave — 273, 10 min walk SE
- 1000 N Menard Ave — 241, 4 min walk SE
- 1100 N Mason Ave — 222, 3 min walk SW
- 900 N Waller Ave — 169, 7 min walk SE
- 5900 W Thomas St — 158, 4 min walk SW
Permit zones2,966 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1000 N Parkside Ave — 401, 6 min walk SE
- 5500 W Potomac — 297, 8 min walk NE
- 1100 N Parkside Ave — 293, 5 min walk E
- 1100 N Massasoit Ave — 275, 3 min walk E
- 5900 W Iowa St — 243, 8 min walk S
Plate checks3,181 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5500 W Hirsch St — 227, 9 min walk NE
- 1500 N Mayfield Ave — 194, 10 min walk N
- 1000 N Waller Ave — 187, 5 min walk SE
- 5400 W Potomac — 184, 10 min walk E
- 1500 N Massasoit Ave — 156, 10 min walk N
Posted restrictions262 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5900 W Augusta Blvd — 126, 5 min walk S
- 900 N Austin Blvd — 71, 7 min walk SW
- 5600 W Augusta Blvd — 65, 7 min walk SE
Other enforcement49 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5600 W Division — 49, 5 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 29, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu
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.