When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1. 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
3111 N Ashland Ave (5 min walk) · 3130 N Ashland Ave (6 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 N Racine Ave alone took 333 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,911 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2900 N Racine Ave — 333, 9 min walk E
- 3100 N Lakewood Ave — 319, 9 min walk NE
- 3000 N Racine Ave — 303, 10 min walk E
- 3000 N Lakewood Ave — 293, 7 min walk NE
- 1900 W Wolfram St — 243, 10 min walk W
Permit zones969 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1500 W Melrose St — 383, 9 min walk N
- 1100 W George St — 361, 10 min walk E
- 2700 N Magnolia Ave — 225, 9 min walk SE
Plate checks6,680 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 W Melrose St — 387, 9 min walk N
- 1400 W Fletcher St — 375, 7 min walk NE
- 1200 W Barry Ave — 306, 10 min walk NE
- 2600 N Marshfield Ave — 272, 7 min walk S
- 1300 W Barry Ave — 268, 7 min walk NE
Posted restrictions1,173 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1700 W Belmont Ave — 266, 9 min walk NW
- 1400 W Diversey Pkwy — 191, 3 min walk SE
- 1500 W Diversey Pkwy — 185, 3 min walk S
- 1900 W Diversey Pkwy — 180, 10 min walk W
- 1800 W Belmont Ave — 133, 9 min walk NW
Metered blocks30,124 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1300 W Belmont Ave — 3,060, 9 min walk NE
- 2900 N Lincoln Ave — 3,020, 5 min walk E
- 2800 N Lincoln Ave — 2,578, 8 min walk E
- 3100 N Lincoln Ave — 2,476, 6 min walk N
- 3100 N Greenview Ave — 2,169, 6 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 32, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
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.
✓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.