When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 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?
1
5059 N Damen Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 N Artesian Ave alone took 345 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,237 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 N Artesian Ave — 345, 10 min walk W
- 1900 W Winona St — 329, 9 min walk S
- 5400 N Artesian Ave — 220, 9 min walk W
- 1900 W Farragut Ave — 198, 7 min walk SE
- 2000 W Farragut Ave — 167, 6 min walk S
Permit zones51 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1700 W Olive Ave — 51, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks2,206 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5100 N Winchester Ave — 199, 8 min walk SE
- 5400 N Western Ave — 171, 8 min walk W
- 5500 N Western Ave — 136, 9 min walk W
- 1600 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 129, 10 min walk E
- 5100 N Leavitt St — 111, 8 min walk S
Posted restrictions273 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2400 W Balmoral — 194, 9 min walk W
- 5200 N Western Ave — 79, 10 min walk SW
Metered blocks260 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5600 N Western Ave — 260, 9 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 40, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
Jun1Mon
Jun2Tue
Jul27Mon
Jul28Tue
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 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.