When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21. 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: 5600 W Higgins Ave alone took 132 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,685 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 W Higgins Ave — 132, 8 min walk N
- 5900 W Eastwood Ave — 131, 3 min walk W
- 5700 W Higgins Ave — 121, 8 min walk N
- 5800 W Eastwood Ave — 113, 1 min walk SW
- 4500 N Mcvicker Ave — 83, 6 min walk SW
Permit zones351 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 W Edmunds St — 244, 10 min walk NE
- 4600 N Melvina Ave — 56, 9 min walk W
- 4700 N Linder Ave — 51, 9 min walk E
City sticker checks54 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5600 W Grover St — 54, 7 min walk NE
Plate checks5,489 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4800 N Linder Ave — 177, 10 min walk NE
- 5500 W Agatite Ave — 166, 9 min walk SE
- 5500 W Higgins Ave — 156, 10 min walk NE
- 6000 W Lawrence Ave — 152, 7 min walk NW
- 4900 N Mason Ave — 146, 9 min walk NW
Posted restrictions159 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5500 W Montrose Ave — 104, 10 min walk SE
- 5900 W Lawrence Ave — 55, 4 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 45, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
–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.