When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1. 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
3111 N Ashland Ave (6 min walk) · 3130 N Ashland Ave (6 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1100 W Barry Ave alone took 397 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning9,600 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1100 W Barry Ave — 397, 8 min walk NE
- 1100 W Oakdale Ave — 384, 7 min walk E
- 1200 W Melrose St — 380, 8 min walk NE
- 1300 W Melrose St — 366, 7 min walk N
- 2900 N Racine Ave — 333, 6 min walk E
Permit zones4,648 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1000 W Oakdale Ave — 604, 10 min walk E
- 1100 W Wellington Ave — 547, 7 min walk E
- 1000 W George St — 491, 10 min walk E
- 1100 W Wolfram St — 462, 7 min walk SE
- 3000 N Seminary Ave — 415, 8 min walk E
Plate checks6,022 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 W Melrose St — 387, 7 min walk N
- 3300 N Lakewood Ave — 376, 10 min walk N
- 1400 W Fletcher St — 375, 5 min walk N
- 1200 W Barry Ave — 306, 6 min walk NE
- 1300 W School St — 298, 9 min walk N
Posted restrictions493 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1400 W Diversey Pkwy — 191, 5 min walk S
- 1500 W Diversey Pkwy — 185, 5 min walk SW
- 1600 W Diversey Pkwy — 117, 7 min walk SW
Metered blocks41,300 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2700 N Lincoln Ave — 3,464, 10 min walk SE
- 1300 W Belmont Ave — 3,060, 6 min walk N
- 2900 N Lincoln Ave — 3,020, 1 min walk E
- 2800 N Lincoln Ave — 2,578, 6 min walk SE
- 3100 N Lincoln Ave — 2,476, 6 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 32, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
–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.