Chicago parking by block · Chicago Lawn · Ward 18

Parking at 7250 S Fairfield Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7200–7299 S Fairfield Ave. Everything here is from City records — 10,551 parking tickets written across 96 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, October 27

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 18, section 4. 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 7250 S Fairfield Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7000 S Artesian Ave alone took 154 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning632 tickets

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

7000 S Artesian Ave — 154 tickets, 9 min walk NE
2400 W 72nd St — 141 tickets, 7 min walk E
6900 S Maplewood Ave — 104 tickets, 9 min walk NE

Permit zones519 tickets

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

6900 S Rockwell St — 367 tickets, 9 min walk NE
7100 S Sacramento Ave — 152 tickets, 7 min walk NW

City sticker checks150 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

7100 S Albany Ave — 98 tickets, 9 min walk W
7300 S Whipple St — 52 tickets, 8 min walk W

Plate checks8,375 tickets

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

7100 S Rockwell St — 288 tickets, 5 min walk NE
7000 S Maplewood Ave — 238 tickets, 7 min walk NE
7300 S Maplewood Ave — 229 tickets, 6 min walk SE

Posted restrictions502 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

7000 S California Ave — 309 tickets, 5 min walk N
6900 S Washtenaw Ave — 140 tickets, 8 min walk N
7300 S Western Ave — 53 tickets, 9 min walk E

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 18, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.