Chicago parking by block · South Shore · Ward 8

Parking at 1750 E 78th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1700–1799 E 78th St. Everything here is from City records — 11,241 parking tickets written across 106 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 27
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
1608 E 79th St (3 min walk) · 7850 S Stony Island Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 8, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
9
Thu
Apr
10
Fri
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 1750 E 78th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7600 S East End Ave alone took 342 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,306 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,089 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,272 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 blocks736 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement968 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1608 E 79th St — red-light camera, 3 min walk SW
  • 7850 S Stony Island Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 7901 S South Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 7609 S Stony Island Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk NW
  • 7598 S Stony Island Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk NW
  • 1901 E 75th St — speed camera, 9 min walk NE

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 6 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 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.