Chicago parking by block · South Chicago · Ward 10

Parking at 2950 E 85th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2900–2999 E 85th St. Everything here is from City records — 8,162 parking tickets written across 116 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, October 13

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 10, section 14. 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 2950 E 85th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8700 S Burley Ave alone took 480 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,479 tickets

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

8700 S Burley Ave — 480 tickets, 9 min walk SE
8800 S Escanaba Ave — 122 tickets, 9 min walk S
8100 S Muskegon Ave — 122 tickets, 9 min walk N

Permit zones191 tickets

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

8200 S Commercial Ave — 119 tickets, 6 min walk N
8500 S Houston Ave — 72 tickets, 2 min walk SE

Plate checks3,633 tickets

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

8700 S Escanaba Ave — 222 tickets, 7 min walk S
8700 S Exchange Ave — 220 tickets, 7 min walk S
8700 S Marquette Ave — 215 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Metered blocks955 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

8700 S Commercial Ave — 746 tickets, 7 min walk S
8800 S Commercial Ave — 209 tickets, 9 min walk S

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 10, section 14. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.