When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 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?
5
5432 N Central Ave (6 min walk) · 5272 N Central Ave (7 min walk) · �5310 N Milwaukee Ave (7 min walk) +2 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 N Central Ave alone took 100 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning935 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 N Central Ave — 100, 7 min walk NW
- 5300 W Foster Ave — 93, 5 min walk S
- 5600 N Parkside Ave — 84, 10 min walk NW
- 5200 N Ludlam Ave — 79, 3 min walk SW
- 5500 N Major Ave — 66, 9 min walk NW
Permit zones717 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5100 N Lovejoy Ave — 130, 7 min walk S
- 5500 W Catalpa Ave — 106, 5 min walk NW
- 5500 N Luna Ave — 85, 6 min walk NW
- 5300 W Carmen Ave — 80, 8 min walk S
- 5300 W Winnemac Ave — 77, 9 min walk S
City sticker checks92 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5200 N Laramie Ave — 50, 6 min walk SE
- 5200 N Leclaire Ave — 42, 9 min walk SE
Plate checks1,926 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 N Northwest Hwy — 255, 9 min walk S
- 5100 N Northwest Hwy — 147, 8 min walk SW
- 5500 W Farragut Ave — 123, 5 min walk SW
- 5600 W Catalpa Ave — 92, 7 min walk NW
- 5400 N Parkside Ave — 90, 8 min walk W
Metered blocks92 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5200 N Milwaukee Ave — 92, 7 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 45, section 17. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras5 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.