Chicago parking by block · South Shore · Ward 8

Parking at 1550 E 74th Pl

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1500–1599 E 74th Pl. Everything here is from City records — 10,822 parking tickets written across 102 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
7598 S Stony Island Ave (4 min walk) · 7609 S Stony Island Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 8, 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
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Oct
19
Mon
Oct
20
Tue

Streets to watch near 1550 E 74th Pl

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7200 S Bennett Ave alone took 500 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,383 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,154 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks5,806 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions208 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks540 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 7598 S Stony Island Avered-light camera, 4 min walk S
  • 7609 S Stony Island Avered-light camera, 4 min walk SE
  • 1901 E 75th Stspeed camera, 9 min walk E

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 3 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 8, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.