When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5. 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?
1
3034 W Foster Ave (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 N Campbell Ave alone took 233 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,945 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 N Campbell Ave — 233, 9 min walk NE
- 5400 N Artesian Ave — 220, 9 min walk E
- 2400 W Catalpa Ave — 214, 9 min walk E
- 5400 N Rockwell St — 144, 6 min walk E
- 2700 W Summerdale Ave — 133, 1 min walk SE
Permit zones4,616 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2700 W Farragut Ave — 534, 4 min walk SE
- 2500 W Balmoral — 476, 6 min walk E
- 2500 W Catalpa — 310, 8 min walk NE
- 2600 W Berwyn Ave — 300, 4 min walk SE
- 5100 N Albany — 298, 10 min walk SW
Plate checks1,427 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 N Rockwell St — 172, 10 min walk SE
- 5600 N Rockwell St — 157, 9 min walk NE
- 5400 N Kedzie Ave — 143, 10 min walk W
- 2700 W Argyle St — 139, 10 min walk S
- 2600 W Carmen Ave — 133, 8 min walk SE
Posted restrictions1,184 tickets
Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.
- 5400 N Campbell Ave — 241, 8 min walk E
- 2400 W Balmoral — 194, 10 min walk E
- 5300 N Rockwell St — 183, 5 min walk E
- 5000 N California Ave — 152, 8 min walk S
- 3100 W Foster Ave — 144, 9 min walk SW
Metered blocks1,518 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2700 W Winona St — 565, 6 min walk S
- 5400 N Lincoln Ave — 279, 7 min walk NE
- 5200 N California Ave — 216, 4 min walk S
- 2800 W Foster Ave — 160, 5 min walk S
- 5300 N Lincoln Ave — 137, 7 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 39, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Aug12Wed
Aug13Thu
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 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.