When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
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?
3
5471 W Higgins Rd (4 min walk) · 5432 W Lawrence Ave (4 min walk) · 4949 W Lawrence Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4500 N Long Ave alone took 103 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,235 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4500 N Long Ave — 103, 7 min walk S
- 5300 W Foster Ave — 93, 9 min walk N
- 4400 N Lockwood Ave — 87, 10 min walk S
- 5200 W Leland Ave — 85, 5 min walk S
- 5500 W Lawrence Ave — 83, 7 min walk W
Permit zones1,446 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 W Edmunds St — 244, 7 min walk W
- 4900 N Lester Ave — 170, 6 min walk NW
- 5100 W Strong St — 149, 4 min walk NE
- 5100 N Lovejoy Ave — 130, 9 min walk NW
- 4700 N Laramie Ave — 98, 5 min walk SE
City sticker checks95 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5600 W Grover St — 54, 10 min walk W
- 5000 N Leclaire Ave — 41, 7 min walk NE
Plate checks3,365 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 N Northwest Hwy — 255, 6 min walk NW
- 5000 W Argyle St — 205, 8 min walk NE
- 4800 N Linder Ave — 177, 5 min walk W
- 5500 W Higgins Ave — 156, 6 min walk W
- 5000 W Carmen Ave — 149, 10 min walk NE
Posted restrictions44 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4900 N Laramie Ave — 44, 3 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 45, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Sep10Thu
Sep11Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras3 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.