When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
Then Friday, October 9. 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
permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 7100 W Summerdale Ave alone took 158 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Permit zones575 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7100 W Summerdale Ave — 158, 5 min walk E
- 5400 N Mont Clare Ave — 129, 9 min walk NE
- 5400 N Neva Ave — 83, 7 min walk NE
- 5500 N Mont Clare Ave — 60, 9 min walk NE
- 5400 N Nottingham Ave — 52, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks255 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7100 W Foster — 174, 6 min walk SE
- 7500 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 41, 8 min walk NW
- 7000 W Berwyn Ave — 40, 8 min walk E
Posted restrictions86 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5500 N Neva Ave — 86, 8 min walk NE
Metered blocks116 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 7100 W Higgins Ave — 116, 8 min walk NE
Other enforcement202 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 7100 W Balmoral Ave — 149, 6 min walk NE
- 5500 N Harlem — 53, 9 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 41, section 16. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
Oct8Thu
Oct9Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 8.
–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.