When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 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
3952 W Armitage Ave (7 min walk) · 4007 W Armitage Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 W Dickens Ave alone took 442 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
Street cleaning11,780 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3600 W Dickens Ave — 442, 2 min walk NE
- 1900 N Drake Ave — 368, 6 min walk SE
- 2300 N Drake Ave — 347, 9 min walk NE
- 1900 N Ridgeway Ave — 340, 4 min walk S
- 4000 W Palmer St — 326, 9 min walk W
Permit zones8,728 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2300 N Harding Ave — 781, 10 min walk NW
- 2000 N Keystone Ave — 707, 9 min walk W
- 3500 W Cortland St — 646, 7 min walk SE
- 1900 N Keystone Ave — 644, 9 min walk W
- 2000 N Karlov Ave — 583, 10 min walk W
Plate checks5,828 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3500 W Dickens Ave — 378, 5 min walk E
- 3500 W Mclean Ave — 378, 4 min walk E
- 2100 N Spaulding Ave — 347, 10 min walk E
- 2300 N Hamlin Ave — 344, 8 min walk N
- 2000 N Hamlin Ave — 342, 2 min walk SW
Posted restrictions4,363 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1900 N Pulaski Rd — 545, 8 min walk SW
- 1900 N Kimball Ave — 512, 9 min walk SE
- 2200 N Kimball Ave — 493, 9 min walk NE
- 2000 N Kimball Ave — 453, 8 min walk E
- 1800 N Kimball Ave — 427, 9 min walk SE
Metered blocks15,156 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3700 W Fullerton Ave — 2,486, 9 min walk N
- 4000 W Armitage Avenue — 1,801, 8 min walk W
- 3300 W Armitage Ave — 1,473, 8 min walk E
- 2300 N St Louis Ave — 1,190, 9 min walk NE
- 3800 W Fullerton Ave — 1,155, 9 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 26, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
–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.