When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Thursday, October 29 · Friday, October 30. 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?
4
5948 W Diversey Ave (3 min walk) · 6003 W Diversey Ave (4 min walk) · 2806 N Central Ave (6 min walk) +1 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W Diversey Ave alone took 408 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning7,598 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 W Diversey Ave — 408, 7 min walk E
- 5900 W Fullerton Ave — 223, 10 min walk S
- 5600 W Wellington Ave — 223, 8 min walk NE
- 5800 W Fullerton Ave — 198, 10 min walk S
- 5700 W Fullerton Ave — 182, 10 min walk S
Permit zones6,086 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2700 N Linder Ave — 632, 9 min walk E
- 2700 N Mason Ave — 414, 3 min walk SW
- 2800 N Parkside Ave — 380, 5 min walk E
- 5600 W George St — 377, 6 min walk NE
- 2900 N Linder Ave — 345, 10 min walk NE
Plate checks4,725 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6100 W Wrightwood Ave — 241, 8 min walk SW
- 2800 N Marmora Ave — 213, 2 min walk NW
- 2400 N Parkside Ave — 210, 10 min walk SE
- 2800 N Major Ave — 195, 4 min walk NE
- 2800 N Melvina Ave — 191, 9 min walk W
Posted restrictions1,710 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2900 N Austin Ave — 250, 6 min walk NW
- 2600 N Linder Ave — 247, 9 min walk E
- 5900 W Schubert Ave — 235, 3 min walk SW
- 5500 W Wrightwood Ave — 235, 9 min walk SE
- 5800 W Diversey Ave — 220, 1 min walk NE
Metered blocks209 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3100 N Mango Ave — 209, 10 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 30, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Oct29Thu
Oct30Fri
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.
✓Cameras4 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.