Chicago parking by block · Greater Grand Crossing · Ward 6

Parking at 150 E 78th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 100–199 E 78th St. Everything here is from City records — 18,782 parking tickets written across 113 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 1149
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
4
12 E 79th St (4 min walk) · 7913 S State St (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 6, section 7. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
17
Fri
Apr
20
Mon
Jul
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed

Streets to watch near 150 E 78th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7800 S Wabash Ave alone took 143 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning798 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones6,502 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks7,825 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions434 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks1,469 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement1,309 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 12 E 79th St — red-light camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 7913 S State St — red-light camera, 5 min walk SW
  • 7501 S State St — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
  • 4 E 75th St — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1149 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 4 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 6, section 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.