When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 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?
1
5432 N Central Ave (7 min walk)
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 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning856 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 N Central Ave — 100, 5 min walk SW
- 5600 N Mango Ave — 98, 6 min walk W
- 5600 N Parkside Ave — 84, 4 min walk W
- 5500 N Major Ave — 66, 6 min walk SW
- 5400 N Luna Ave — 62, 7 min walk S
Permit zones399 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 N Menard — 133, 8 min walk SW
- 5500 W Catalpa Ave — 106, 5 min walk S
- 5500 N Luna Ave — 85, 4 min walk S
- 5600 N Luna Ave — 75, 2 min walk SW
Plate checks1,494 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5500 N Mango Ave — 122, 8 min walk SW
- 5400 N Menard Ave — 109, 10 min walk SW
- 5600 W Catalpa Ave — 92, 6 min walk SW
- 5400 N Parkside Ave — 90, 9 min walk SW
- 5400 N Lovejoy Ave — 77, 8 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 39, section 17. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, October 21.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓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.