When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Tuesday, October 27 · Wednesday, October 28. 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?
4
4809 W Harrison St (6 min walk) · 514 S Cicero Ave (6 min walk) · 5146 W Madison St (9 min walk) +1 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 W Monroe St alone took 695 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,255 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5000 W Monroe St — 695, 7 min walk N
- 5000 W Adams St — 524, 6 min walk N
- 4900 W Quincy St — 407, 6 min walk NE
- 4800 W Monroe St — 395, 9 min walk NE
- 4900 W Jackson Blvd — 372, 5 min walk NE
Permit zones2,200 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5000 W Quincy St — 769, 5 min walk N
- 5300 W Adams St — 348, 10 min walk NW
- 4700 W Adams St — 296, 10 min walk NE
- 5100 W Monroe St — 280, 8 min walk NW
- 5200 W Quincy St — 274, 7 min walk NW
Plate checks5,963 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4900 W Adams — 748, 7 min walk NE
- 4800 W Adams — 617, 8 min walk NE
- 5000 W Gladys Ave — 440, 2 min walk N
- 5000 W Congress Pkwy — 385, 1 min walk SW
- 100 S Lavergne — 265, 7 min walk N
Other enforcement323 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5000 W Madison — 323, 9 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 29, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Aug6Thu
Aug7Fri
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 16.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras4 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.