Chicago parking by block · Auburn Gresham · Ward 17

Parking at 1850 W 78th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1800–1899 W 78th St. Everything here is from City records — 11,481 parking tickets written across 116 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 17, section 9. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
23
Thu
Apr
24
Fri
Jul
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu

Streets to watch near 1850 W 78th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8000 S Paulina St alone took 269 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,082 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,482 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks71 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks7,065 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • 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 17, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.