When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 20. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 181. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
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: 5300 W Foster Ave alone took 93 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning349 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5300 W Foster Ave — 93, 10 min walk SW
- 5200 W Winona St — 63, 9 min walk SW
- 5200 W Carmen Ave — 59, 10 min walk SW
- 5400 N Lieb Ave — 51, 7 min walk W
- 5400 N Lynch Ave — 42, 10 min walk W
City sticker checks133 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5200 N Laramie Ave — 50, 6 min walk SW
- 5200 N Leclaire Ave — 42, 5 min walk S
- 5000 N Leclaire Ave — 41, 10 min walk S
Plate checks911 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 W Carmen Ave — 149, 8 min walk S
- 5000 W Winona St — 88, 7 min walk S
- 4900 W Winona St — 87, 7 min walk S
- 5100 W Carmen Ave — 70, 8 min walk S
- 5400 N Elston Ave — 68, 7 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 39, section 16. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Aug26Wed
Aug27Thu
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, October 19.
✓Permit zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
–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.