When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 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?
2
5981 N California Ave (8 min walk) · 2801 W Peterson Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 N Campbell Ave alone took 233 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,816 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5500 N Campbell Ave — 233, 10 min walk E
- 5900 N Fairfield Ave — 174, 8 min walk N
- 5900 N Washtenaw Ave — 153, 9 min walk NE
- 5400 N Rockwell St — 144, 9 min walk SE
- 6000 N Francisco Ave — 134, 10 min walk N
Permit zones1,736 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2500 W Catalpa — 310, 10 min walk SE
- 2700 W Berwyn Ave — 229, 10 min walk S
- 5900 N Sacramento — 225, 8 min walk NW
- 5300 N Washtenaw — 196, 10 min walk SE
- 5400 N Washtenaw — 171, 7 min walk SE
Plate checks1,079 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2600 W Ardmore Ave — 158, 7 min walk NE
- 5600 N Rockwell St — 157, 7 min walk E
- 5400 N Kedzie Ave — 143, 10 min walk SW
- 3200 W Hollywood Ave — 129, 9 min walk W
- 5700 N Campbell Ave — 100, 10 min walk E
Posted restrictions914 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 3200 W Olive Ave — 231, 9 min walk W
- 5600 N Campbell — 199, 9 min walk E
- 5600 N Jersey Ave — 158, 9 min walk W
- 2500 W Ardmore — 134, 8 min walk NE
- 3200 W Victoria St — 96, 10 min walk W
Metered blocks762 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5400 N Lincoln Ave — 279, 10 min walk SE
- 5500 N Sawyer Ave — 227, 10 min walk W
- 2700 W Peterson Ave — 184, 9 min walk N
- 5500 N Lincoln Ave — 72, 8 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 50, section 13. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Jul27Mon
Jul28Tue
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
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 zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 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.