When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Monday, October 19 · Tuesday, October 20. 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: 3600 W Montrose Ave alone took 629 tickets in three years, a 1 min walk away.
Street cleaning11,585 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3600 W Montrose Ave — 629, 1 min walk S
- 3500 W Montrose Ave — 602, 4 min walk E
- 3400 W Leland Ave — 444, 8 min walk NE
- 4500 N Drake Ave — 423, 4 min walk NE
- 3500 W Sunnyside Ave — 392, 3 min walk NE
Permit zones11,591 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4500 N St Louis Ave — 798, 5 min walk NE
- 4500 N Bernard St — 626, 6 min walk NE
- 4500 N Harding Ave — 600, 7 min walk W
- 3600 W Sunnyside Ave — 580, 2 min walk NE
- 4600 N Hamlin Ave — 488, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks6,522 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4600 N Lawndale Ave — 436, 5 min walk N
- 3800 W Wilson Ave — 428, 6 min walk NW
- 4600 N Monticello Ave — 418, 5 min walk N
- 3900 W Wilson Ave — 408, 7 min walk NW
- 4500 N Avers Ave — 372, 5 min walk NW
Posted restrictions12,606 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 3300 W Wilson Ave — 1,012, 8 min walk NE
- 3500 W Wilson Ave — 859, 4 min walk NE
- 3700 W Leland Ave — 655, 6 min walk N
- 4500 N Lawndale Ave — 650, 2 min walk N
- 4600 N St Louis Ave — 614, 7 min walk NE
Metered blocks15,696 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3600 W Lawrence Ave — 3,528, 9 min walk N
- 3500 W Lawrence Ave — 3,334, 9 min walk N
- 3800 W Lawrence Ave — 1,917, 10 min walk NW
- 3700 W Lawrence Ave — 1,601, 9 min walk N
- 4300 N Elston Ave — 933, 8 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 33, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
May19Tue
May20Wed
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep10Thu
Sep11Fri
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
–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.