Chicago parking by block · Avalon Park · Ward 8

Parking at 7750 S Kimbark Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7700–7799 S Kimbark Ave. Everything here is from City records — 7,675 parking tickets written across 85 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, October 23

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

7850 S Stony Island Ave (8 min walk) · 7598 S Stony Island Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 8, section 3. 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 7750 S Kimbark Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7800 S Ellis Ave alone took 213 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,036 tickets

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

7800 S Ellis Ave — 213 tickets, 8 min walk W
7800 S Avalon Ave — 146 tickets, 2 min walk SW
8000 S Dobson Ave — 136 tickets, 10 min walk SW

Permit zones2,561 tickets

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

7900 S Ellis Ave — 813 tickets, 9 min walk SW
7900 S Dobson Ave — 655 tickets, 8 min walk SW
7800 S Cornell Ave — 407 tickets, 9 min walk E

Plate checks3,065 tickets

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

7900 S Ingleside Ave — 408 tickets, 10 min walk SW
7700 S Cornell Ave — 272 tickets, 9 min walk E
1000 E 80th St — 189 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Posted restrictions354 tickets

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

7500 S Stony Island Ave — 208 tickets, 9 min walk NE
900 E 78th St — 91 tickets, 9 min walk W
900 E 76th St — 55 tickets, 9 min walk NW

Other enforcement96 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

1100 E 76th St — 96 tickets, 5 min walk NW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

7850 S Stony Island Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk E
7598 S Stony Island Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NE
7609 S Stony Island Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE
1608 E 79th St — red-light camera, 9 min walk E
7901 S South Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 9 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 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 8, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.