Chicago parking by block · Greater Grand Crossing · Ward 5

Parking at 7250 S South Chicago Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7200–7299 S South Chicago Ave. Everything here is from City records — 10,571 parking tickets written across 86 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Wednesday, September 16

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

7157 S South Chicago Ave (2 min walk) · 7122 S South Chicago Ave (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, section 1. 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 South Chicago Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7100 S Ingleside Ave alone took 135 tickets in three years, a 1 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,160 tickets

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

7100 S Ingleside Ave — 135 tickets, 1 min walk NE
7100 S Woodlawn Ave — 126 tickets, 7 min walk E
7100 S Dobson Ave — 112 tickets, 4 min walk E

City sticker checks943 tickets

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

7500 S Evans Ave — 231 tickets, 10 min walk SW
7400 S Evans — 218 tickets, 8 min walk SW
7300 S Champlain Ave — 186 tickets, 8 min walk SW

Plate checks6,392 tickets

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

7500 S Cottage Grove — 1,092 tickets, 9 min walk S
7400 S Champlain — 464 tickets, 9 min walk SW
7400 S Langley — 457 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Posted restrictions1,581 tickets

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

700 E 75th St — 1,526 tickets, 8 min walk SW
900 E 76th St — 55 tickets, 10 min walk S

Other enforcement105 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

1200 E 71st — 105 tickets, 10 min walk E

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

7157 S South Chicago Ave — speed camera, 2 min walk NW
7122 S South Chicago Ave — speed camera, 3 min walk NW
819 E 71st St — speed camera, 3 min walk N
7050 S Cottage Grove Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk NW
7082 S South Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk NW

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 5 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 5, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.