When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
Then Friday, October 9 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4900 N Kedzie Ave alone took 468 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning10,214 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4900 N Kedzie Ave — 468, 4 min walk N
- 3200 W Argyle St — 456, 5 min walk N
- 4700 N Whipple St — 445, 4 min walk E
- 3400 W Leland Ave — 444, 8 min walk W
- 4600 N Spaulding Ave — 401, 5 min walk SW
Permit zones5,955 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4500 N Bernard St — 626, 9 min walk SW
- 3100 W Eastwood Ave — 478, 4 min walk S
- 4900 N Christiana Ave — 476, 5 min walk NW
- 3000 W Gunnison St — 436, 3 min walk E
- 3300 W Eastwood Ave — 433, 6 min walk SW
Plate checks1,674 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 N Albany Ave — 372, 6 min walk N
- 4900 N Whipple St — 237, 5 min walk NE
- 5000 N Bernard St — 210, 9 min walk NW
- 4700 N Virginia — 183, 9 min walk E
- 3000 W Sunnyside Ave — 174, 9 min walk SE
Posted restrictions9,493 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 3300 W Wilson Ave — 1,012, 7 min walk SW
- 3200 W Wilson Ave — 733, 6 min walk S
- 3100 W Wilson Ave — 620, 6 min walk S
- 4600 N St Louis Ave — 614, 9 min walk SW
- 3400 W Wilson Ave — 566, 8 min walk SW
Metered blocks29,834 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3500 W Lawrence Ave — 3,334, 9 min walk W
- 3400 W Lawrence Ave — 2,826, 6 min walk W
- 3200 W Lawrence Ave — 2,594, 2 min walk W
- 3100 W Lawrence Ave — 2,250, 2 min walk E
- 4700 N Kedzie Ave — 1,856, 2 min walk S
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 8.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
–CamerasNone nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
✓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.