When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 27
Then Wednesday, October 28. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 233. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
3
5970 N Clark St (4 min walk) · 5921 N Clark St (5 min walk) · 5885 N Ridge Ave (6 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 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,753 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1400 W Elmdale Ave — 300, 7 min walk E
- 6100 N Ravenswood Ave — 250, 3 min walk NW
- 1500 W Ardmore Ave — 242, 7 min walk SE
- 1500 W Thome Ave — 224, 8 min walk NE
- 1300 W Thorndale Ave — 219, 10 min walk E
Permit zones4,775 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6100 N Wolcott Ave — 496, 5 min walk NW
- 2000 W Norwood St — 449, 7 min walk W
- 6100 N Winchester Ave — 422, 6 min walk NW
- 1600 W Hollywood Ave — 352, 9 min walk S
- 6000 N Paulina St — 321, 2 min walk E
Plate checks2,805 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6100 N Seeley Ave — 679, 8 min walk W
- 6300 N Ravenswood Ave — 356, 7 min walk N
- 2000 W Hood Ave — 319, 9 min walk W
- 6300 N Hermitage Ave — 267, 9 min walk N
- 6200 N Ravenswood Ave — 248, 5 min walk N
Posted restrictions3,061 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 6100 N Damen Ave — 740, 7 min walk NW
- 6100 N Hoyne Ave — 631, 9 min walk W
- 1900 W Granville Ave — 368, 6 min walk NW
- 2000 W Granville Ave — 348, 9 min walk NW
- 1900 W Hood Ave — 332, 5 min walk NW
Metered blocks3,641 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 5600 N Clark St — 1,055, 10 min walk SE
- 1500 W Hollywood Ave — 625, 10 min walk SE
- 1600 W Devon Ave — 562, 10 min walk N
- 5700 N Clark St — 506, 8 min walk SE
- 6300 N Clark St — 490, 8 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 40, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 27.
✓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.