When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
Then Wednesday, October 14. 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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7200 W Clarence Ave alone took 55 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning55 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7200 W Clarence Ave — 55, 10 min walk NW
Permit zones237 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5400 N Mont Clare Ave — 129, 10 min walk S
- 5500 N Mont Clare Ave — 60, 10 min walk S
- 5500 N Nordica Ave — 48, 10 min walk S
Plate checks350 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6000 N Avondale Ave — 122, 7 min walk NE
- 6000 N Northwest Hwy — 99, 9 min walk NE
- 6100 N Northwest Hwy — 84, 8 min walk N
- 5900 N Odell Ave — 45, 6 min walk W
Posted restrictions148 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5500 N Neva Ave — 86, 10 min walk S
- 6100 N Newark Ave — 62, 9 min walk NE
Other enforcement53 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5500 N Harlem — 53, 8 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 41, section 18. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jul13Mon
Jul14Tue
Aug26Wed
Aug27Thu
Oct13Tue
Oct14Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 13.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
–CamerasNone nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
✓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.