When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23 · Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 16. 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: 6300 N Drake Ave alone took 95 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning324 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6300 N Drake Ave — 95, 9 min walk NE
- 6100 N Pulaski Rd — 53, 3 min walk SW
- 6300 N Lawndale Ave — 49, 6 min walk NE
- 6100 N St Louis Ave — 47, 10 min walk E
- 6100 N Monticello Ave — 40, 6 min walk E
Permit zones168 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6300 N Monticello Ave — 93, 7 min walk NE
- 6300 N Central Park Ave — 75, 8 min walk NE
Plate checks231 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5900 N Central Park Ave — 72, 9 min walk SE
- 6000 N Drake Ave — 59, 9 min walk SE
- 6200 N Lawndale Ave — 56, 5 min walk E
- 6000 N Kedvale Ave — 44, 8 min walk SW
Posted restrictions47 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5800 N Pulaski Rd — 47, 9 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 39, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Sep22Tue
Sep23Wed
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, September 22.
–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.