When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Friday, October 23 · Monday, October 26. 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
3241 W Addison St (7 min walk) · 3616 N Elston Ave (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3800 N Sawyer Ave alone took 258 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning7,529 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3800 N Sawyer Ave — 258, 10 min walk NW
- 3700 N Albany Ave — 257, 6 min walk NW
- 3100 W Waveland Ave — 228, 5 min walk NW
- 3800 N Kedzie Ave — 211, 9 min walk NW
- 3700 N Sawyer Ave — 209, 8 min walk NW
Permit zones590 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3600 N Christiana Ave — 239, 10 min walk W
- 3200 N Richmond St — 211, 9 min walk S
- 3600 N Sawyer Ave — 89, 7 min walk W
- 3500 N Kedzie Ave — 51, 6 min walk W
Plate checks2,273 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3200 W Grace St — 214, 8 min walk NW
- 3600 N Kedzie Ave — 169, 6 min walk W
- 3200 N Elston Ave — 166, 10 min walk S
- 2800 W Henderson St — 153, 7 min walk S
- 2900 W Waveland Ave — 134, 3 min walk N
Posted restrictions330 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 3600 N California Ave — 99, 4 min walk E
- 3400 N Rockwell St — 97, 9 min walk SE
- 3000 W Addison St — 87, 2 min walk W
- 3100 W Addison St — 47, 5 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 35, section 12. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Oct23Fri
Oct26Mon
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.