Chicago parking by block · South Deering · Ward 7

Parking at 2650 E 96th

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2600–2699 E 96th. Everything here is from City records — 2,794 parking tickets written across 75 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Monday, September 28

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

None

None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 7, section 19. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 2650 E 96th

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 9300 S Essex Ave alone took 65 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning405 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

9300 S Essex Ave — 65 tickets, 7 min walk NW
9500 S Commercial Ave — 63 tickets, 9 min walk E
9600 S Exchange Ave — 53 tickets, 8 min walk E

Permit zones347 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

9200 S Yates Blvd — 174 tickets, 10 min walk NW
9300 S Oglesby Ave — 173 tickets, 10 min walk NW

Plate checks1,043 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

9300 S Yates Blvd — 169 tickets, 8 min walk NW
9200 S Saginaw Ave — 113 tickets, 9 min walk N
9300 S Escanaba Ave — 105 tickets, 9 min walk NE

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 7, section 19. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.