When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 20. 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 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning11,589 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5200 W Crystal — 425, 5 min walk SW
- 1500 N Latrobe Ave — 423, 5 min walk NW
- 1400 N Laramie Ave — 416, 1 min walk NW
- 5200 W North Ave — 378, 5 min walk NW
- 5200 W Potomac — 360, 3 min walk SW
Permit zones2,864 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1000 N Lavergne — 470, 9 min walk SE
- 4800 W Concord Pl — 394, 10 min walk NE
- 1600 N Lockwood Ave — 327, 7 min walk NW
- 5100 W Crystal St — 323, 4 min walk S
- 1500 N Leclaire Ave — 306, 4 min walk NE
Plate checks6,786 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5300 W Hirsch — 347, 4 min walk W
- 5300 W Crystal — 289, 6 min walk SW
- 1300 N Lorel — 258, 5 min walk W
- 1500 N Long Ave — 243, 7 min walk NW
- 4800 W Kamerling Ave — 231, 8 min walk E
Other enforcement192 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1300 N Laramie Ave — 192, 1 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 37, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
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 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.