When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Tuesday, October 27 · Wednesday, October 28. 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
7204 N Western Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7500 N Oakley Ave alone took 250 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,704 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7500 N Oakley Ave — 250, 7 min walk E
- 7400 N Oakley Ave — 207, 7 min walk E
- 7500 N Bell Ave — 200, 8 min walk E
- 2400 W Fargo Ave — 184, 4 min walk SE
- 2400 W Birchwood Ave — 182, 4 min walk E
Permit zones146 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2400 W Jarvis Ave — 146, 5 min walk SE
Plate checks1,099 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7100 N Rockwell St — 308, 10 min walk S
- 2500 W Touhy Ave — 155, 9 min walk S
- 7300 N Claremont Ave — 150, 8 min walk SE
- 7200 N Rockwell St — 148, 8 min walk S
- 2600 W Jarlath St — 134, 8 min walk S
Posted restrictions322 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2300 W Birchwood Ave — 223, 5 min walk E
- 2200 W Jarvis Ave — 99, 9 min walk SE
Metered blocks98 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 7200 N Western Avenue — 98, 9 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 50, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Aug6Thu
Aug7Fri
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 16.
–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.