When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 172. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
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: 6100 N Pulaski Rd alone took 53 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning53 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6100 N Pulaski Rd — 53, 7 min walk NE
Permit zones139 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6000 N Sauganash Ave — 139, 1 min walk NW
Plate checks44 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6000 N Kedvale Ave — 44, 2 min walk E
Posted restrictions47 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5800 N Pulaski Rd — 47, 8 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 39, section 12. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May1Fri
May4Mon
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Oct6Tue
Oct7Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 6.
✓Permit zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
–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.