When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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?
6
3950 W North Ave (7 min walk) · 1579 N Pulaski Rd (7 min walk) · 3409 W North Ave (7 min walk) +3 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1300 N Lawndale Ave alone took 349 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning12,380 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1300 N Lawndale Ave — 349, 6 min walk S
- 1900 N Ridgeway Ave — 340, 9 min walk N
- 1600 N Drake Ave — 330, 5 min walk NE
- 3300 W Pierce Ave — 326, 8 min walk E
- 3600 W Wabansia Ave — 324, 4 min walk N
Permit zones5,607 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1700 N Keystone Ave — 670, 10 min walk NW
- 3500 W Cortland St — 646, 10 min walk NE
- 3900 W Potomac — 469, 9 min walk SW
- 1500 N Keystone Ave — 439, 9 min walk W
- 1400 N Harding Ave — 433, 7 min walk W
City sticker checks136 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 1300 N Ridgeway Ave — 136, 4 min walk S
Plate checks3,616 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 N Springfield — 407, 5 min walk SW
- 1600 N Karlov Ave — 381, 10 min walk W
- 1500 N Karlov Ave — 292, 10 min walk W
- 3900 W Cortland St — 287, 10 min walk NW
- 1800 N St Louis Ave — 270, 10 min walk NE
Posted restrictions3,424 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1700 N Kimball Ave — 580, 10 min walk NE
- 1800 N Pulaski Rd — 413, 10 min walk NW
- 1600 N Kimball Ave — 328, 8 min walk E
- 3900 W Grand Ave — 290, 8 min walk SW
- 1300 N Homan Ave — 283, 9 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 26, section 16. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras6 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.