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?
2
7204 N Western Ave (8 min walk) · 7131 N Western Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7400 N Oakley Ave alone took 207 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,314 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7400 N Oakley Ave — 207, 10 min walk E
- 2600 W Fitch Ave — 206, 6 min walk S
- 2600 W Greenleaf Ave — 198, 9 min walk S
- 2400 W Fargo Ave — 184, 5 min walk E
- 2400 W Birchwood Ave — 182, 7 min walk NE
Permit zones146 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2400 W Jarvis Ave — 146, 6 min walk E
Plate checks2,855 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2500 W Fitch Ave — 371, 7 min walk SE
- 7100 N Rockwell St — 308, 6 min walk S
- 2400 W Fitch Ave — 203, 8 min walk SE
- 2500 W Estes Ave — 161, 8 min walk SE
- 2500 W Touhy Ave — 155, 6 min walk SE
Posted restrictions223 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2300 W Birchwood Ave — 223, 8 min walk E
Metered blocks492 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2800 W Touhy Ave — 146, 8 min walk SW
- 2700 W Touhy Ave — 141, 5 min walk S
- 7000 N Western Ave — 107, 10 min walk SE
- 7200 N Western Avenue — 98, 7 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.
✓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.