Chicago parking by block · Auburn Gresham · Ward 18

Parking at 1550 W 87th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1500–1599 W 87th St. Everything here is from City records — 11,067 parking tickets written across 130 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 253
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
4
1554 W 87th St (1 min walk) · 8666 S Ashland Ave (1 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 18, section 20. 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
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Oct
22
Thu
Oct
23
Fri

Streets to watch near 1550 W 87th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8300 S Marshfield Ave alone took 214 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning765 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,691 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks415 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks7,369 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Other enforcement43 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1554 W 87th St — red-light camera, 1 min walk N
  • 8666 S Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk NW
  • 8345 S Ashland Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk N
  • 8318 S Ashland Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk N

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 253 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 18, section 20. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.