Parking at 2550 W 79th
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2500–2599 W 79th. Everything here is from City records — 3,518 parking tickets written across 63 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
2550 W 79th St (1 min walk) · 7901 S Western Ave (5 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2550 W 79th
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8100 S California Ave alone took 78 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning238 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8100 S California Ave — 78 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 7900 S Richmond St — 63 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 8000 S Maplewood Ave — 53 tickets, 5 min walk S
Permit zones74 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7900 S Mozart St — 74 tickets, 7 min walk W
City sticker checks41 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 2200 W 79th Pl — 41 tickets, 9 min walk E
Plate checks2,692 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 W 80th St — 202 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 7900 S California Ave — 163 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 7900 S Artesian Ave — 151 tickets, 4 min walk SE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2550 W 79th St — speed camera, 1 min walk N
- 7901 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk E
- 2388 W 79th St — red-light camera, 5 min walk E
- 7738 S Western Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk NE
- 7739 S Western Ave — speed camera, 6 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 5 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.