When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 29
Then Friday, October 30. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 65. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
3
5921 N Clark St (4 min walk) · 5970 N Clark St (4 min walk) · 5885 N Ridge Ave (5 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 W Elmdale Ave alone took 300 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,800 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1400 W Elmdale Ave — 300, 8 min walk NE
- 1400 W Olive Ave — 268, 9 min walk SE
- 6100 N Ravenswood Ave — 250, 7 min walk N
- 5800 N Glenwood Ave — 249, 9 min walk E
- 1500 W Ardmore Ave — 242, 5 min walk E
Permit zones4,191 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6100 N Wolcott Ave — 496, 8 min walk NW
- 2000 W Norwood St — 449, 9 min walk NW
- 6100 N Winchester Ave — 422, 9 min walk NW
- 1600 W Hollywood Ave — 352, 5 min walk SE
- 6000 N Paulina St — 321, 5 min walk N
Plate checks1,049 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6200 N Ravenswood Ave — 248, 10 min walk N
- 1700 W Glenlake Ave — 151, 7 min walk N
- 6200 N Paulina St — 137, 10 min walk N
- 1600 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 129, 7 min walk S
- 5500 N Wolcott Ave — 102, 9 min walk S
Posted restrictions1,245 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1900 W Granville Ave — 368, 10 min walk NW
- 1900 W Hood Ave — 332, 8 min walk NW
- 6000 N Damen Ave — 229, 8 min walk NW
- 6000 N Ridge Ave — 206, 4 min walk N
- 6100 N Clark St — 110, 8 min walk NE
Metered blocks3,052 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5600 N Clark St — 1,055, 6 min walk SE
- 1500 W Hollywood Ave — 625, 6 min walk SE
- 5700 N Clark St — 506, 5 min walk SE
- 1500 W Olive Ave — 416, 7 min walk SE
- 5600 N Ashland Ave — 402, 7 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 40, section 4. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jul13Mon
Jul14Tue
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Oct29Thu
Oct30Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 29.
✓Permit zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
✓Cameras3 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.