When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 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?
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: 5200 W Crystal alone took 425 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
Street cleaning11,303 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5200 W Crystal — 425, 2 min walk NW
- 1500 N Latrobe Ave — 423, 9 min walk N
- 1400 N Laramie Ave — 416, 6 min walk N
- 5200 W North Ave — 378, 10 min walk N
- 5200 W Potomac — 360, 2 min walk NW
Permit zones2,337 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1000 N Lavergne — 470, 6 min walk SE
- 5100 W Crystal St — 323, 1 min walk NE
- 1500 N Leclaire Ave — 306, 9 min walk N
- 900 N Leclaire Ave — 294, 7 min walk S
- 4900 W Walton St — 267, 9 min walk SE
Plate checks5,666 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5300 W Hirsch — 347, 6 min walk NW
- 5300 W Crystal — 289, 4 min walk W
- 4800 W Cortez St — 285, 10 min walk SE
- 1300 N Lorel — 258, 6 min walk NW
- 4800 W Kamerling Ave — 231, 9 min walk NE
Other enforcement192 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1300 N Laramie Ave — 192, 4 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 37, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
–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.