When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
Then Tuesday, September 15 · Friday, November 6 · Monday, November 9. 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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1600 W Olive Ave alone took 226 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,282 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1600 W Olive Ave — 226, 7 min walk E
- 1900 W Farragut Ave — 198, 9 min walk S
- 5900 N Hermitage Ave — 184, 9 min walk NE
- 1700 W Thorndale Ave — 170, 9 min walk NE
- 2000 W Farragut Ave — 167, 9 min walk S
Permit zones791 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1600 W Hollywood Ave — 352, 7 min walk E
- 1600 W Edgewater Ave — 292, 8 min walk NE
- 1600 W Rosehill Dr — 96, 8 min walk NE
- 1700 W Olive Ave — 51, 4 min walk E
Plate checks1,579 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1600 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 129, 5 min walk E
- 5300 N Paulina St — 124, 9 min walk SE
- 1600 W Berwyn Ave — 124, 10 min walk SE
- 5300 N Ashland Ave — 111, 10 min walk SE
- 1700 W Balmoral Ave — 109, 6 min walk SE
Metered blocks6,763 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5500 N Clark St — 3,276, 10 min walk E
- 5600 N Clark St — 1,055, 9 min walk E
- 1500 W Hollywood Ave — 625, 10 min walk E
- 5700 N Clark St — 506, 9 min walk NE
- 1500 W Catalpa Ave — 483, 10 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 40, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep14Mon
Sep15Tue
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 14.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
–CamerasNone nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
✓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.