When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1 · Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 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?
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: 5200 W Crystal alone took 425 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning11,765 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5200 W Crystal — 425, 7 min walk N
- 5200 W Potomac — 360, 8 min walk N
- 1100 N Lawler — 314, 6 min walk NE
- 1200 N Lockwood — 299, 7 min walk N
- 5300 W Potomac — 294, 9 min walk NW
Permit zones1,668 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1000 N Lavergne — 470, 6 min walk NE
- 5100 W Crystal St — 323, 7 min walk N
- 900 N Leclaire Ave — 294, 3 min walk E
- 4900 W Walton St — 267, 7 min walk E
- 5100 W Potomac — 184, 8 min walk N
Plate checks5,111 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5300 W Crystal — 289, 8 min walk NW
- 4800 W Cortez St — 285, 10 min walk E
- 4900 W Superior St — 229, 9 min walk SE
- 1000 N Lawler Ave — 207, 5 min walk NE
- 4800 W Thomas — 203, 9 min walk E
Other enforcement243 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1300 N Laramie Ave — 192, 10 min walk N
- 4900 W Chicago — 51, 8 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 37, section 4. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
–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.