Chicago parking by block · Auburn Gresham · Ward 18

Parking at 2050 W 78th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2000–2099 W 78th St. Everything here is from City records — 7,320 parking tickets written across 87 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
2388 W 79th St (9 min walk) · 7739 S Western Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 18, section 2. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Sep
18
Fri
Sep
21
Mon
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 2050 W 78th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7800 S Marshfield Ave alone took 206 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,350 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones602 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks112 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,613 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2388 W 79th Stred-light camera, 9 min walk W
  • 7739 S Western Avespeed camera, 9 min walk W
  • 7738 S Western Avespeed camera, 10 min walk W
  • 7901 S Western Avered-light camera, 10 min walk W

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 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 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.