When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23 · Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 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?
1
4124 W Foster Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 5100 N Lowell Ave alone took 114 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Permit zones114 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5100 N Lowell Ave — 114, 7 min walk S
Plate checks226 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5100 N Kildare Ave — 81, 7 min walk S
- 5100 N Tripp Ave — 55, 8 min walk S
- 5100 N Kilbourn Ave — 46, 8 min walk SW
- 5000 N Kildare Ave — 44, 10 min walk S
Posted restrictions44 tickets
Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.
- 5600 N Karlov Ave — 44, 9 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 39, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Sep22Tue
Sep23Wed
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, September 22.
–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.