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?
4
3970 W Foster Ave (4 min walk) · 5210 N Pulaski Rd (5 min walk) · 5120 N Pulaski Rd (5 min walk) +1 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3500 W Ainslie St alone took 281 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,554 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3500 W Ainslie St — 281, 10 min walk SE
- 4900 N Monticello Ave — 261, 8 min walk SE
- 4900 N Drake Ave — 247, 9 min walk SE
- 4900 N Central Park Ave — 243, 9 min walk SE
- 3400 W Foster Ave — 145, 10 min walk E
Permit zones2,550 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5000 N Springfield Ave — 493, 4 min walk SW
- 4800 N Hamlin Ave — 333, 9 min walk S
- 4800 N Lawndale Ave — 332, 9 min walk S
- 4900 N Lawndale Ave — 328, 7 min walk SE
- 4800 N Monticello Ave — 307, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks3,868 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4900 N Ridgeway Ave — 378, 7 min walk S
- 3900 W Ainslie St — 360, 9 min walk SW
- 3800 W Ainslie St — 316, 8 min walk S
- 5100 N Springfield Ave — 308, 2 min walk SW
- 4900 N Harding Ave — 280, 8 min walk SW
Posted restrictions3,501 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5000 N Central Park Ave — 495, 6 min walk SE
- 4900 N Pulaski Rd — 400, 8 min walk SW
- 5100 N Avers Ave — 306, 2 min walk SW
- 3600 W Ainslie St — 303, 9 min walk SE
- 3700 W Ainslie St — 273, 8 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 39, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jun17Wed
Jun18Thu
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
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.
✓Cameras4 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.