When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 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?
1
6510 W Bryn Mawr Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 5400 N Mont Clare Ave alone took 129 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Permit zones567 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5400 N Mont Clare Ave — 129, 7 min walk SW
- 5400 N Sayre Ave — 94, 7 min walk S
- 5400 N Neva Ave — 83, 8 min walk SW
- 5500 N Mont Clare Ave — 60, 7 min walk SW
- 5400 N Nordica Ave — 58, 6 min walk SW
City sticker checks44 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 5400 N Normandy Ave — 44, 8 min walk SE
Plate checks194 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6000 N Northwest Hwy — 99, 10 min walk N
- 5800 N Avondale Ave — 53, 9 min walk NE
- 6900 W Balmoral Ave — 42, 8 min walk S
Posted restrictions329 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5700 N Natoma Ave — 108, 6 min walk NE
- 5500 N Neva Ave — 86, 7 min walk SW
- 5600 N Natoma Ave — 75, 7 min walk E
- 6500 W Hurlbut St — 60, 8 min walk E
Metered blocks116 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 7100 W Higgins Ave — 116, 7 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 41, section 19. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 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.