When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 20. 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: 2000 W Armitage Ave alone took 340 tickets in three years, a 1 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,118 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2000 W Armitage Ave — 340, 1 min walk E
- 1700 W Webster Ave — 321, 9 min walk NE
- 1800 N Wood St — 287, 8 min walk SE
- 2200 W Armitage Ave — 274, 5 min walk W
- 2100 W Armitage Ave — 273, 2 min walk W
Permit zones6,900 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1600 N Wolcott Ave — 973, 10 min walk SE
- 1600 N Winchester Ave — 969, 9 min walk SE
- 2100 W Concord Pl — 763, 9 min walk S
- 2400 W Homer St — 657, 9 min walk W
- 2400 W Cortland St — 522, 9 min walk W
Plate checks15,153 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1600 N Leavitt St — 457, 9 min walk S
- 1800 N Winnebago Ave — 374, 8 min walk SW
- 2000 N Hoyne Ave — 340, 3 min walk N
- 1800 N Wilmot Ave — 311, 5 min walk SW
- 2000 W St Paul Ave — 311, 7 min walk S
Posted restrictions707 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1900 W Armitage Ave — 280, 3 min walk E
- 1800 W Armitage Ave — 254, 6 min walk E
- 2200 N Hamilton Ave — 95, 7 min walk N
- 2200 W Dickens Ave — 78, 5 min walk NW
Metered blocks16,773 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1600 N Damen Ave — 3,261, 10 min walk S
- 1800 N Milwaukee Ave — 3,228, 6 min walk SW
- 1600 N Milwaukee Ave — 2,844, 9 min walk S
- 1700 N Damen Ave — 2,363, 6 min walk S
- 2000 W Concord Pl — 1,615, 9 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 32, section 15. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, October 19.
–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.