When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7 · Thursday, November 19 · Friday, November 20. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 117. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
1
6020 W Foster Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 N Mango Ave alone took 98 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning948 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 N Mango Ave — 98, 9 min walk E
- 5400 N Monitor Ave — 97, 7 min walk SE
- 5600 N Meade Ave — 88, 2 min walk N
- 5700 N Mason Ave — 82, 7 min walk NE
- 5700 N Austin Ave — 77, 6 min walk NE
Permit zones252 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 N Menard — 133, 8 min walk E
- 5600 N Northcott — 68, 10 min walk W
- 5500 N Mcvicker Ave — 51, 1 min walk E
Plate checks2,022 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5500 N Northwest Hwy — 138, 1 min walk NW
- 5500 N Mango Ave — 122, 9 min walk E
- 5500 N Austin Ave — 116, 2 min walk E
- 5400 N Menard Ave — 109, 8 min walk E
- 5600 N Mason Ave — 108, 4 min walk NE
Posted restrictions43 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5800 N Nagle Ave — 43, 9 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 45, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Oct6Tue
Oct7Wed
Nov19Thu
Nov20Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 6.
✓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.