When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 15
Then Wednesday, September 16 · Friday, November 6 · Monday, November 9. 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?
1
4909 N Cicero Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4900 N Kilpatrick Ave alone took 135 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning671 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4900 N Kilpatrick Ave — 135, 7 min walk SE
- 4900 N Kentucky Ave — 131, 8 min walk SE
- 4400 W Ainslie St — 117, 10 min walk SE
- 4900 N Kolmar Ave — 84, 6 min walk S
- 4900 W Ainslie St — 79, 9 min walk SW
Permit zones413 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4800 N Kentucky Ave — 190, 10 min walk S
- 5100 N Lowell Ave — 114, 9 min walk E
- 4800 N Kilbourn Ave — 109, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks1,598 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 W Argyle St — 205, 10 min walk SW
- 5000 W Carmen Ave — 149, 8 min walk W
- 4800 W Ainslie St — 130, 9 min walk SW
- 4800 N Kilpatrick Ave — 120, 9 min walk S
- 4800 W Gunnison St — 115, 10 min walk S
Metered blocks387 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4900 N Elston Ave — 246, 7 min walk S
- 4900 W Argyle St — 141, 8 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 39, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
Jun3Wed
Jun4Thu
Jul27Mon
Jul28Tue
Sep15Tue
Sep16Wed
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, September 15.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 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.