Chicago parking by address · South Shore · Ward 5

Parking at 7050 S South Shore Dr

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7000–7099 S South Shore Dr. Everything here is from City records — 31,994 parking tickets written across 85 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
8
Wed
Apr
9
Thu
May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jun
10
Wed
Jun
11
Thu
Jul
8
Wed
Jul
9
Thu
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Sep
9
Wed
Sep
10
Thu
Oct
8
Thu
Oct
14
Wed

Streets to watch near 7050 S South Shore Dr

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2300 E 67th St alone took 849 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,985 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 2300 E 67th St — 849 tickets, 8 min walk N
  • 2300 E 71st St — 797 tickets, 2 min walk SW
  • 2200 E 67th St — 561 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Permit zones1,350 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2600 E 73rd St — 981 tickets, 8 min walk SE
  • 2400 E 74th St — 369 tickets, 10 min walk S
Plate checks18,601 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 2300 E 70th St — 2,135 tickets, 1 min walk NW
  • 2400 E 72nd St — 756 tickets, 4 min walk S
  • 2200 E 70th St — 720 tickets, 4 min walk W
Posted restrictions4,527 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 7200 S Yates Blvd — 886 tickets, 5 min walk S
  • 6900 S Clyde Ave — 873 tickets, 8 min walk W
  • 2300 E 69th St — 790 tickets, 3 min walk N
Metered blocks2,375 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 7000 S South Shore Dr — 2,375 tickets, 1 min walk N

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 5, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.