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?
4
4440 W Lawrence Ave (9 min walk) · 4909 N Cicero Ave (10 min walk) · 4124 W Foster Ave (10 min walk) +1 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4600 W Lawrence Ave alone took 221 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,105 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4600 W Lawrence Ave — 221, 10 min walk S
- 4500 W Lawrence Ave — 172, 10 min walk S
- 4900 N Kilpatrick Ave — 135, 5 min walk S
- 4900 N Kentucky Ave — 131, 6 min walk S
- 4400 W Ainslie St — 117, 7 min walk S
Permit zones555 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4800 N Kentucky Ave — 190, 9 min walk S
- 4400 W Gunnison St — 142, 8 min walk S
- 5100 N Lowell Ave — 114, 4 min walk E
- 4800 N Kilbourn Ave — 109, 8 min walk S
Plate checks1,282 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4800 N Kenneth Ave — 153, 8 min walk S
- 4800 N Kilpatrick Ave — 120, 9 min walk SW
- 5000 N Kolmar Ave — 102, 4 min walk SW
- 4800 N Kostner Ave — 90, 9 min walk S
- 5100 N Kildare Ave — 81, 6 min walk E
Metered blocks780 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4400 W Lawrence Avenue — 274, 9 min walk S
- 4800 N Elston Avenue — 260, 9 min walk S
- 4900 N Elston Ave — 246, 7 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.
✓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.