When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 29
Then Friday, October 30. 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?
4
1613 W Cortland St (4 min walk) · 1891 N Ashland Ave (5 min walk) · 1638 N Ashland Ave (7 min walk) +1 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 N Ashland Ave alone took 431 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,168 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1500 N Ashland Ave — 431, 9 min walk SE
- 1600 W Le Moyne St — 362, 10 min walk S
- 2000 W Armitage Ave — 340, 7 min walk NW
- 1700 W Webster Ave — 321, 8 min walk N
- 1700 W Pierce Ave — 318, 8 min walk S
Permit zones7,303 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1600 N Wolcott Ave — 973, 6 min walk SW
- 1600 N Winchester Ave — 969, 7 min walk SW
- 1500 N Bosworth Ave — 619, 10 min walk SE
- 1500 N Elk Grove Ave — 617, 9 min walk S
- 1600 N Bosworth Ave — 595, 8 min walk SE
Plate checks9,386 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1600 N Marshfield Ave — 449, 7 min walk SE
- 1700 N Paulina St — 385, 4 min walk SE
- 2000 W St Paul Ave — 311, 7 min walk SW
- 1600 N Paulina St — 309, 6 min walk S
- 1900 N Wolcott Ave — 304, 3 min walk W
Posted restrictions534 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1900 W Armitage Ave — 280, 6 min walk NW
- 1800 W Armitage Ave — 254, 3 min walk N
Metered blocks41,599 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1500 N Milwaukee Ave — 10,128, 9 min walk SW
- 1900 W North Ave — 4,605, 8 min walk SW
- 1800 W North Ave — 4,242, 7 min walk S
- 1600 N Damen Ave — 3,261, 9 min walk SW
- 1600 N Milwaukee Ave — 2,844, 9 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 32, section 19. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Oct29Thu
Oct30Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 29.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras4 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.