When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
Then Tuesday, September 15. 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?
4
4123 N Central Ave (8 min walk) · 4361 N Milwaukee Ave (8 min walk) · 5040 W Montrose Ave (8 min walk) +1 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 W Berteau Ave alone took 171 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,565 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5400 W Berteau Ave — 171, 5 min walk SW
- 5200 W Hutchinson St — 118, 4 min walk SE
- 4500 N Long Ave — 103, 6 min walk N
- 5500 W Berteau Ave — 98, 6 min walk SW
- 4400 N Lockwood Ave — 87, 4 min walk NE
Permit zones242 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5000 W Hutchinson St — 105, 10 min walk E
- 5300 W Berteau Ave — 83, 4 min walk S
- 4600 N Laramie Ave — 54, 8 min walk NE
Plate checks4,774 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 W Pensacola Ave — 281, 8 min walk E
- 5000 W Agatite Ave — 230, 8 min walk E
- 5100 W Cullom Ave — 196, 6 min walk E
- 5200 W Agatite Ave — 179, 4 min walk NE
- 5500 W Agatite Ave — 166, 5 min walk NW
Posted restrictions1,350 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5100 W Montrose Ave — 398, 7 min walk E
- 5200 W Montrose Ave — 270, 3 min walk E
- 5400 W Montrose Ave — 216, 2 min walk NW
- 5300 W Montrose Ave — 182, 2 min walk NE
- 5000 W Montrose Avenue — 112, 8 min walk E
Metered blocks2,499 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5300 W Irving Park Rd — 599, 9 min walk S
- 4700 N Milwaukee Ave — 500, 9 min walk N
- 4600 N Milwaukee Ave — 449, 8 min walk NE
- 4300 N Milwaukee Ave — 338, 8 min walk E
- 4400 N Milwaukee Ave — 307, 7 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 45, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Sep14Mon
Sep15Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 14.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras4 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.