When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 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
7131 N Western Ave (6 min walk) · 7204 N Western Ave (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2400 W Albion Ave alone took 267 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning7,715 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2400 W Albion Ave — 267, 9 min walk S
- 6600 N Campbell Ave — 243, 8 min walk S
- 7200 N Bell Ave — 229, 10 min walk NE
- 2000 W Greenleaf Ave — 227, 10 min walk E
- 2200 W Farwell Ave — 206, 6 min walk E
Permit zones161 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2500 W Albion Ave — 161, 10 min walk S
Plate checks4,303 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6600 N Western Ave — 431, 8 min walk S
- 2500 W Fitch Ave — 371, 5 min walk N
- 7100 N Rockwell St — 308, 6 min walk NW
- 2000 W Farwell Ave — 253, 10 min walk E
- 2400 W North Shore Ave — 226, 7 min walk S
Posted restrictions92 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 6700 N Western Ave — 92, 5 min walk SE
Metered blocks1,068 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 6900 N Western Ave — 366, 2 min walk E
- 2300 W Farwell Ave — 189, 4 min walk SE
- 2700 W Touhy Ave — 141, 9 min walk NW
- 2400 W Lunt Ave — 109, 2 min walk NE
- 7000 N Western Ave — 107, 5 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 40, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Aug26Wed
Aug27Thu
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, October 21.
–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.