Chicago parking by block · Englewood · Ward 17

Parking at 7450 S Racine

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7400–7499 S Racine. Everything here is from City records — 7,557 parking tickets written across 92 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Thursday, October 8

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

1306 W 76th St (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 17, section 17. 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 7450 S Racine

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7700 S May St alone took 179 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,376 tickets

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

7700 S May St — 179 tickets, 8 min walk S
7700 S Carpenter St — 141 tickets, 9 min walk SE
7200 S Carpenter St — 114 tickets, 6 min walk NE

Permit zones412 tickets

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

7600 S Peoria St — 208 tickets, 9 min walk SE
7700 S Ada St — 204 tickets, 9 min walk S

City sticker checks170 tickets

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

7200 S Green St — 68 tickets, 10 min walk NE
7300 S Carpenter St — 61 tickets, 4 min walk NE
7000 S May St — 41 tickets, 9 min walk N

Plate checks5,115 tickets

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

7700 S Morgan St — 235 tickets, 10 min walk SE
1400 W 72nd Pl — 226 tickets, 8 min walk NW
7600 S May St — 219 tickets, 6 min walk S

Other enforcement40 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

7100 S Loomis — 40 tickets, 8 min walk NW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

1306 W 76th St — speed camera, 5 min walk SW

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 17, section 17. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.