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?
5
5665 W Foster Ave (8 min walk) · 5242 N Northwest Hwy (8 min walk) · 6020 W Foster Ave (8 min walk) +2 more
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 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,311 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 W Higgins Ave — 132, 3 min walk E
- 5900 W Eastwood Ave — 131, 9 min walk S
- 5000 N Mango Ave — 127, 3 min walk NE
- 5700 W Higgins Ave — 121, 3 min walk E
- 5800 W Eastwood Ave — 113, 8 min walk S
Permit zones547 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 W Edmunds St — 244, 7 min walk E
- 4900 N Lester Ave — 170, 9 min walk E
- 5100 N Austin Ave — 83, 7 min walk NW
- 5000 N Marmora Ave — 50, 4 min walk NW
City sticker checks139 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5000 N Parkside Ave — 85, 5 min walk NE
- 5600 W Grover St — 54, 4 min walk E
Plate checks4,003 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4800 N Linder Ave — 177, 9 min walk E
- 5500 W Higgins Ave — 156, 8 min walk E
- 6000 W Lawrence Ave — 152, 7 min walk SW
- 5100 N Northwest Hwy — 147, 8 min walk NE
- 4900 N Mason Ave — 146, 4 min walk W
Posted restrictions55 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5900 W Lawrence Ave — 55, 5 min walk SW
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.
✓Cameras5 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.