When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
Then Wednesday, October 14. 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?
6
6020 W Foster Ave (5 min walk) · 5242 N Northwest Hwy (8 min walk) · 5432 N Central Ave (8 min walk) +3 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 N Mango Ave alone took 127 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,261 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5000 N Mango Ave — 127, 10 min walk SE
- 5500 N Central Ave — 100, 9 min walk NE
- 5600 N Mango Ave — 98, 8 min walk NE
- 5400 N Monitor Ave — 97, 2 min walk E
- 5600 N Meade Ave — 88, 7 min walk NW
Permit zones317 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 N Menard — 133, 5 min walk NE
- 5100 N Austin Ave — 83, 7 min walk S
- 5500 N Mcvicker Ave — 51, 5 min walk NW
- 5000 N Marmora Ave — 50, 9 min walk S
Plate checks2,625 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5500 N Northwest Hwy — 138, 7 min walk NW
- 5500 N Mango Ave — 122, 6 min walk NE
- 5500 N Austin Ave — 116, 4 min walk NW
- 5400 N Menard Ave — 109, 4 min walk NE
- 5600 N Mason Ave — 108, 6 min walk N
Metered blocks92 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5200 N Milwaukee Ave — 92, 9 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 45, section 16. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jul29Wed
Jul30Thu
Oct13Tue
Oct14Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 13.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras6 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.