Parking at 650 E 79th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 600–699 E 79th St. Everything here is from City records — 33,590 parking tickets written across 138 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?
1
7732 S Cottage Grove Ave (5 min walk)
Streets to watch near 650 E 79th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8100 S Drexel Ave alone took 553 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,299 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8100 S Drexel Ave — 553 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 8000 S Drexel Ave — 486 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 8000 S Maryland Ave — 392 tickets, 6 min walk SE
Permit zones4,411 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7900 S Ellis Ave — 813 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 7900 S Evans Ave — 726 tickets, 2 min walk SE
- 7900 S Dobson Ave — 655 tickets, 10 min walk E
City sticker checks231 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 7500 S Evans Ave — 231 tickets, 9 min walk N
Plate checks16,110 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7500 S Cottage Grove — 1,092 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 8100 S Ingleside Ave — 685 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 7900 S Drexel Ave — 624 tickets, 6 min walk E
Posted restrictions91 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 900 E 78th St — 91 tickets, 7 min walk NE
Metered blocks9,069 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 8200 S Cottage Grove Ave — 1,695 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 700 E 79th St — 1,337 tickets, 1 min walk E
- 600 E 79th St — 1,159 tickets, 1 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 7732 S Cottage Grove Ave — speed camera, 5 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 1 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.