When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Tuesday, October 27 · Wednesday, October 28. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 1569. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
2
3134 W Armitage Ave (6 min walk) · 2010 N Kedzie Ave (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 W Palmer Blvd alone took 546 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning16,700 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3000 W Palmer Blvd — 546, 8 min walk NW
- 1500 N California Ave — 413, 10 min walk SE
- 3100 W Palmer St — 384, 10 min walk NW
- 2700 W Francis Pl — 368, 8 min walk NE
- 3200 W Cortland St — 363, 7 min walk W
Permit zones4,646 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1900 N Humboldt Blvd — 632, 2 min walk N
- 1900 N Spaulding Ave — 583, 9 min walk W
- 1600 N Fairfield Ave — 561, 9 min walk SE
- 1700 N Humboldt Blvd — 512, 4 min walk S
- 2900 W Lyndale St — 413, 9 min walk N
Plate checks5,325 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1600 N Albany Ave — 329, 8 min walk SW
- 1800 N Spaulding Ave — 321, 9 min walk W
- 2000 N Kedzie Avenue — 283, 7 min walk NW
- 1800 N Kedzie Ave — 280, 6 min walk SW
- 1900 N Kedzie Ave — 260, 6 min walk W
Metered blocks8,943 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3200 W Armitage Ave — 3,416, 8 min walk W
- 2700 W North Ave — 1,378, 9 min walk SE
- 2800 W Lyndale St — 1,072, 10 min walk N
- 2900 W North Ave — 719, 8 min walk S
- 2800 W Palmer St — 695, 8 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 26, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Jul27Mon
Jul28Tue
Sep10Thu
Sep11Fri
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
✓Permit zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
✓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.