When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Monday, October 19 · Tuesday, October 20 · Tuesday, November 17. 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?
2
1211 W Foster Ave (7 min walk) · 5147 N Broadway St (8 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5200 N Winthrop Ave alone took 567 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning9,451 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5200 N Winthrop Ave — 567, 9 min walk E
- 5000 N Ashland Ave — 482, 5 min walk SW
- 5300 N Winthrop Ave — 466, 10 min walk E
- 1400 W Rascher Ave — 307, 5 min walk N
- 5100 N Ashland Ave — 305, 3 min walk SW
Plate checks5,209 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1200 W Winnemac Ave — 367, 8 min walk SE
- 1300 W Argyle St — 342, 7 min walk SE
- 1400 W Winona St — 318, 3 min walk S
- 1100 W Winona St — 304, 9 min walk E
- 4900 N Magnolia Ave — 284, 9 min walk SE
Posted restrictions658 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1200 W Carmen Ave — 418, 7 min walk SE
- 5000 N Glenwood Ave — 240, 4 min walk SE
Metered blocks46,564 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5300 N Clark St — 4,039, 2 min walk NW
- 5200 N Clark St — 3,827, 2 min walk SW
- 5400 N Clark St — 3,573, 4 min walk N
- 5100 N Clark St — 3,390, 3 min walk SW
- 5500 N Clark St — 3,276, 7 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 48, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 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.