When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29. 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?
3
6378 W Foster Ave (2 min walk) · 5155 N Nagle Ave (3 min walk) · 6020 W Foster Ave (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5300 N Nashville Ave alone took 83 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning234 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5300 N Nashville Ave — 83, 7 min walk W
- 4800 N Melvina Ave — 61, 8 min walk S
- 5000 N Meade Ave — 45, 6 min walk SE
- 6100 W Higgins Ave — 45, 3 min walk SE
Permit zones83 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5100 N Austin Ave — 83, 7 min walk E
City sticker checks63 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 4800 N Mobile Ave — 63, 10 min walk S
Plate checks1,008 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5500 N Northwest Hwy — 138, 10 min walk NE
- 5300 N Mcvicker Ave — 94, 7 min walk NE
- 5400 N Northwest Hwy — 87, 10 min walk NE
- 5000 N Natchez Ave — 71, 6 min walk SW
- 5300 N Nagle Ave — 68, 4 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 45, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras3 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.