When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 20. 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
3206 N Central Ave (4 min walk) · 5550 W Belmont Ave (5 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 W Wellington Ave alone took 223 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,432 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 W Wellington Ave — 223, 7 min walk SE
- 3100 N Long Ave — 218, 10 min walk E
- 3200 N Long Ave — 189, 10 min walk E
- 5700 W Barry Ave — 175, 3 min walk SE
- 5600 W Melrose St — 170, 4 min walk E
Permit zones6,087 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5400 W Melrose St — 378, 8 min walk E
- 5600 W George St — 377, 9 min walk SE
- 5400 W Barry Ave — 359, 8 min walk E
- 5500 W School St — 356, 6 min walk E
- 2900 N Linder Ave — 345, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks2,803 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2800 N Marmora Ave — 213, 10 min walk S
- 2800 N Major Ave — 195, 10 min walk S
- 3000 N Parkside Ave — 188, 5 min walk SE
- 5600 W Newport Ave — 158, 7 min walk NE
- 3100 N Monitor Ave — 141, 2 min walk SW
Posted restrictions776 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5700 W Addison St — 277, 10 min walk N
- 2900 N Austin Ave — 250, 9 min walk SW
- 3500 N Central Ave — 115, 9 min walk NE
- 3300 N Central Ave — 73, 6 min walk NE
- 3400 N Central Ave — 61, 7 min walk NE
Metered blocks10,202 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5600 W Belmont Ave — 2,692, 3 min walk E
- 3100 N Central Ave — 2,498, 5 min walk E
- 5500 W Belmont Ave — 1,608, 5 min walk E
- 3100 N Luna Ave — 616, 6 min walk E
- 3200 N Linder Ave — 609, 7 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 30, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, October 19.
–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.