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
6020 W Foster Ave (6 min walk) · 6378 W Foster Ave (7 min walk) · 5155 N Nagle Ave (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 N Monitor Ave alone took 97 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning402 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5400 N Monitor Ave — 97, 8 min walk E
- 5600 N Meade Ave — 88, 7 min walk N
- 5300 N Nashville Ave — 83, 9 min walk W
- 5000 N Meade Ave — 45, 8 min walk S
- 6100 W Higgins Ave — 45, 6 min walk S
Permit zones134 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5100 N Austin Ave — 83, 7 min walk SE
- 5500 N Mcvicker Ave — 51, 6 min walk NE
Plate checks1,687 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5500 N Northwest Hwy — 138, 5 min walk N
- 5500 N Austin Ave — 116, 6 min walk NE
- 5400 N Menard Ave — 109, 10 min walk E
- 5600 N Mason Ave — 108, 9 min walk NE
- 5600 N Northwest Hwy — 102, 9 min walk N
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.