Chicago parking by block · South Shore · Ward 7

Parking at 7250 S Ridgeland Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7200–7299 S Ridgeland Ave. Everything here is from City records — 22,144 parking tickets written across 119 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?

1901 E 75th St (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 7, section 2. 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 Ridgeland Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7200 S Bennett Ave alone took 500 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,107 tickets

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

7200 S Bennett Ave — 500 tickets, 3 min walk E
7100 S Bennett Ave — 494 tickets, 3 min walk NE
1900 E 73rd Pl — 360 tickets, 7 min walk SE

Permit zones1,745 tickets

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

7400 S Chappel Ave — 660 tickets, 10 min walk SE
7200 S Constance Ave — 585 tickets, 2 min walk E
7300 S Chappel Ave — 212 tickets, 8 min walk E

Plate checks8,663 tickets

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

7000 S Clyde Ave — 566 tickets, 9 min walk E
7000 S Chappel Ave — 481 tickets, 8 min walk E
7100 S East End Ave — 464 tickets, 2 min walk NW

Posted restrictions312 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

7500 S Stony Island Ave — 208 tickets, 9 min walk SW
7000 S Constance Ave — 104 tickets, 4 min walk NE

Metered blocks3,316 tickets

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

1900 E 71st St — 1,539 tickets, 6 min walk NE
1800 E 71st St — 816 tickets, 5 min walk NE
1700 E 71st St — 540 tickets, 2 min walk NE

Other enforcement2,485 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

7100 S Jeffery Blvd — 1,016 tickets, 6 min walk E
7300 S Jeffery Blvd — 567 tickets, 8 min walk SE
6900 S Jeffery Blvd — 408 tickets, 9 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

1901 E 75th St — speed camera, 8 min walk SE

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.

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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 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.