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?
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: 3400 W Ardmore Ave alone took 153 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning659 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3400 W Ardmore Ave — 153, 9 min walk SE
- 5800 N Christiana Ave — 116, 9 min walk SE
- 6300 N Drake Ave — 95, 6 min walk N
- 5800 N Kimball Ave — 71, 8 min walk SE
- 6300 N Lawndale Ave — 49, 7 min walk N
Permit zones262 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6300 N Monticello Ave — 93, 6 min walk N
- 6300 N Central Park Ave — 75, 7 min walk N
- 5700 N Drake Ave — 51, 8 min walk S
- 3500 W Hollywood Ave — 43, 10 min walk S
Plate checks1,107 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5800 N Bernard — 171, 7 min walk SE
- 5700 N Kimball — 113, 10 min walk SE
- 5700 N Bernard St — 85, 10 min walk SE
- 5700 N St Louis Ave — 81, 9 min walk S
- 5800 N Spaulding Ave — 77, 10 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 50, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
Jun17Wed
Jun18Thu
Jul29Wed
Jul30Thu
Sep8Tue
Sep9Wed
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.
–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.