Parking at 7450 S Prairie Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7400–7499 S Prairie Ave. Everything here is from City records — 24,366 parking tickets written across 123 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
4 E 75th St (6 min walk) · 7501 S State St (7 min walk)
Streets to watch near 7450 S Prairie Ave
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 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning879 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7200 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 141 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 100 W 74th St — 88 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 7400 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 85 tickets, 3 min walk E
Permit zones4,152 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7400 S Michigan — 1,223 tickets, 3 min walk W
- 7500 S Michigan — 569 tickets, 4 min walk SW
- 7500 S St Lawrence — 535 tickets, 9 min walk E
City sticker checks186 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 7300 S Champlain Ave — 186 tickets, 10 min walk E
Plate checks13,965 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 500 E 75th St — 1,120 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 7400 S Eberhart Ave — 555 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 7500 S Champlain — 514 tickets, 10 min walk E
Posted restrictions169 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 400 E 73rd St — 107 tickets, 6 min walk NE
- 7400 S State — 62 tickets, 7 min walk W
Other enforcement4,592 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 600 E 75th St — 3,400 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 0 E 75th Street — 1,192 tickets, 4 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 4 E 75th St — red-light camera, 6 min walk W
- 7501 S State St — red-light camera, 7 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.