When is this block cleaned?
Monday, November 2
Then Tuesday, November 3. 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
1211 W Foster Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 N Ashland Ave alone took 482 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning10,372 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5000 N Ashland Ave — 482, 8 min walk S
- 1400 W Rascher Ave — 307, 3 min walk NE
- 5100 N Ashland Ave — 305, 5 min walk S
- 5600 N Wayne Ave — 296, 9 min walk NE
- 5400 N Magnolia Ave — 293, 8 min walk E
Permit zones695 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1600 W Hollywood Ave — 352, 8 min walk N
- 1600 W Edgewater Ave — 292, 9 min walk N
- 1700 W Olive Ave — 51, 8 min walk NW
Plate checks3,308 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 W Winona St — 318, 6 min walk S
- 1300 W Carmen Ave — 235, 9 min walk SE
- 1200 W Winona St — 218, 10 min walk SE
- 1700 W Winnemac Ave — 176, 9 min walk S
- 1300 W Winona St — 173, 8 min walk SE
Posted restrictions240 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5000 N Glenwood Ave — 240, 8 min walk SE
Metered blocks39,512 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5300 N Clark St — 4,039, 2 min walk S
- 5200 N Clark St — 3,827, 4 min walk S
- 5400 N Clark St — 3,573, 1 min walk NE
- 5100 N Clark St — 3,390, 5 min walk S
- 5500 N Clark St — 3,276, 3 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 40, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May19Tue
May20Wed
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Sep8Tue
Sep9Wed
Nov2Mon
Nov3Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, November 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.