When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29. 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: 5900 W Eastwood Ave alone took 131 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning798 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5900 W Eastwood Ave — 131, 9 min walk E
- 4500 N Mcvicker Ave — 83, 7 min walk E
- 4300 N Mcvicker Ave — 81, 8 min walk SE
- 4500 N Melvina Ave — 74, 3 min walk E
- 4200 N Melvina Ave — 67, 9 min walk S
Permit zones167 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6200 W Giddings St — 57, 4 min walk N
- 4600 N Melvina Ave — 56, 5 min walk NE
- 4400 N Mulligan Ave — 54, 4 min walk S
City sticker checks63 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 4800 N Mobile Ave — 63, 8 min walk N
Plate checks1,863 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6000 W Lawrence Ave — 152, 8 min walk NE
- 4300 N Austin Ave — 142, 10 min walk SE
- 4300 N Meade Ave — 108, 8 min walk SE
- 4500 N Mulligan Ave — 105, 1 min walk W
- 6000 W Montrose Ave — 102, 9 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 38, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
–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.