Chicago parking by block · Greater Grand Crossing · Ward 6

Parking at 7450 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7400–7499 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr. Everything here is from City records — 28,049 parking tickets written across 129 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
441 E 71st St (9 min walk) · 4 E 75th St (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

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

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu

Streets to watch near 7450 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7200 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr alone took 141 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning716 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,152 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks745 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks15,725 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,695 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement4,592 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 441 E 71st St — speed camera, 9 min walk N
  • 4 E 75th St — red-light camera, 10 min walk W

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 2 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 6, section 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.