Chicago parking by block · Greater Grand Crossing · Ward 5

Parking at 1050 E 72nd St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1000–1099 E 72nd St. Everything here is from City records — 6,911 parking tickets written across 78 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
7157 S South Chicago Ave (4 min walk) · 819 E 71st St (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
May
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 1050 E 72nd St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7100 S Ingleside Ave alone took 135 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning958 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones166 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks464 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks3,207 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,526 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement105 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 7157 S South Chicago Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk W
  • 819 E 71st St — speed camera, 4 min walk NW
  • 7122 S South Chicago Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk W
  • 7050 S Cottage Grove Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk NW
  • 7082 S South Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk NW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 5 cameras nearby.
  • Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
  • The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
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Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward 5, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.