When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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
5941 N Nagle (6 min walk) · 6510 W Bryn Mawr Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 N Meade Ave alone took 88 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning794 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 N Meade Ave — 88, 5 min walk SE
- 5700 N Mason Ave — 82, 8 min walk E
- 5700 N Austin Ave — 77, 7 min walk E
- 5800 N Mulligan Ave — 71, 2 min walk NW
- 6000 N Elston Ave — 68, 8 min walk NE
Permit zones119 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5600 N Northcott — 68, 5 min walk SW
- 5500 N Mcvicker Ave — 51, 8 min walk SE
Plate checks1,420 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5900 N Northwest Hwy — 166, 8 min walk W
- 5500 N Northwest Hwy — 138, 6 min walk SE
- 5500 N Austin Ave — 116, 9 min walk SE
- 5600 N Mason Ave — 108, 8 min walk SE
- 5600 N Northwest Hwy — 102, 2 min walk SW
Posted restrictions286 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5700 N Natoma Ave — 108, 10 min walk W
- 5600 N Natoma Ave — 75, 10 min walk W
- 6500 W Hurlbut St — 60, 9 min walk W
- 5800 N Nagle Ave — 43, 3 min walk W
Other enforcement120 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 6500 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 120, 10 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 45, section 13. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May5Tue
May6Wed
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
–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.