When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Tuesday, October 27 · Wednesday, October 28. 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
4807 W Armitage Ave (3 min walk) · 1949 N Cicero Ave (4 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2000 N Leamington Ave alone took 257 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,937 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2000 N Leamington Ave — 257, 6 min walk W
- 2000 N Laporte Ave — 239, 2 min walk N
- 4800 W Belden Ave — 236, 8 min walk N
- 4800 W Dickens Ave — 231, 3 min walk N
- 2200 N Laramie Ave — 198, 9 min walk NW
Permit zones5,890 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2000 N Lamon Ave — 704, 2 min walk N
- 4800 W Wabansia Ave — 677, 7 min walk S
- 4900 W Belden Ave — 453, 8 min walk N
- 4800 W Cortland St — 452, 4 min walk SE
- 1700 N Keating — 405, 8 min walk SE
Plate checks4,259 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2100 N Latrobe Ave — 331, 9 min walk NW
- 2300 N Lamon Ave — 263, 9 min walk N
- 2100 N Leamington Ave — 262, 7 min walk NW
- 4900 W Medill Ave — 229, 9 min walk N
- 2000 N Lavergne Ave — 216, 3 min walk NW
Posted restrictions2,282 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5100 W Palmer St — 421, 7 min walk NW
- 5100 W Dickens Ave — 289, 6 min walk NW
- 4700 W Wabansia — 223, 9 min walk SE
- 5100 W Belden Ave — 221, 9 min walk NW
- 2000 N Lockwood Ave — 216, 10 min walk W
Metered blocks846 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4800 W Armitage Avenue — 846, 1 min walk NE
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
–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.