When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 20. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
1
6824 W Foster Ave (7 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 7100 W Summerdale Ave alone took 158 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Permit zones775 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7100 W Summerdale Ave — 158, 6 min walk SW
- 5400 N Mont Clare Ave — 129, 4 min walk W
- 5400 N Sayre Ave — 94, 1 min walk S
- 5400 N Neva Ave — 83, 5 min walk W
- 5500 N Mont Clare Ave — 60, 4 min walk NW
City sticker checks44 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5400 N Normandy Ave — 44, 8 min walk E
Plate checks322 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7100 W Foster — 174, 9 min walk SW
- 5300 N Normandy Ave — 66, 8 min walk SE
- 6900 W Balmoral Ave — 42, 2 min walk S
- 7000 W Berwyn Ave — 40, 5 min walk SW
Posted restrictions86 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5500 N Neva Ave — 86, 5 min walk W
Metered blocks116 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 7100 W Higgins Ave — 116, 4 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 41, section 20. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
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 zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
✓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.