When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25. 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
5432 W Lawrence Ave (9 min walk) · 4123 N Central Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 W Berteau Ave alone took 171 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,990 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5400 W Berteau Ave — 171, 10 min walk SE
- 5900 W Eastwood Ave — 131, 8 min walk NW
- 5800 W Eastwood Ave — 113, 6 min walk NW
- 4500 N Long Ave — 103, 7 min walk E
- 5500 W Berteau Ave — 98, 9 min walk S
Permit zones141 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4100 N Mango Ave — 90, 10 min walk S
- 4700 N Linder Ave — 51, 8 min walk NE
Plate checks5,123 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4800 N Linder Ave — 177, 10 min walk NE
- 5500 W Agatite Ave — 166, 3 min walk SE
- 4200 N Marmora Ave — 159, 9 min walk SW
- 4200 N Monitor Ave — 149, 9 min walk SW
- 4300 N Austin Ave — 142, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions502 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5400 W Montrose Ave — 216, 6 min walk SE
- 5300 W Montrose Ave — 182, 9 min walk E
- 5500 W Montrose Ave — 104, 4 min walk SE
Metered blocks299 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5300 W Giddings St — 172, 9 min walk NE
- 4700 N Long Ave — 127, 9 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 38, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, September 24.
–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.