When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7 · Thursday, November 19 · Friday, November 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?
2
5146 W Madison St (7 min walk) · 5201 W Madison St (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 W Monroe St alone took 695 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning10,273 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5000 W Monroe St — 695, 9 min walk SE
- 5000 W Washington — 588, 6 min walk SE
- 0 N Lorel — 397, 6 min walk SW
- 100 N Pine Ave — 379, 9 min walk W
- 5400 W Washington — 354, 7 min walk SW
Permit zones2,548 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 0 N Pine — 1,138, 10 min walk SW
- 0 N Long — 567, 7 min walk SW
- 0 N Lotus — 477, 8 min walk SW
- 5100 W Monroe St — 280, 9 min walk S
- 100 N La Crosse Ave — 86, 10 min walk E
Plate checks6,057 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 300 N Pine — 657, 8 min walk W
- 5000 W Maypole — 427, 4 min walk SE
- 100 N Leclaire — 373, 4 min walk SE
- 100 N Lotus — 308, 7 min walk SW
- 500 N Leclaire — 247, 7 min walk N
Posted restrictions1,522 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 200 N Pine — 613, 8 min walk W
- 5500 W Fulton — 342, 9 min walk W
- 5100 W Washington — 335, 5 min walk S
- 5400 W Fulton — 232, 7 min walk W
Other enforcement400 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5000 W Madison — 323, 8 min walk SE
- 300 N Central Ave — 77, 10 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 37, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jul13Mon
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Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
Oct6Tue
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Nov19Thu
Nov20Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 6.
–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.