Parking at 7850 S Kostner Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7800–7899 S Kostner Ave. Everything here is from City records — 2,222 parking tickets written across 73 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 18, section 18. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 7850 S Kostner Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4100 W 78th St alone took 161 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
- 4100 W 78th St — 161 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 7900 S Komensky Ave — 71 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 8000 S Kolin Ave — 59 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 7800 S Keating Ave — 43 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 7800 S Knox Ave — 59 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 4000 W 80th Pl — 138 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 4300 W 77th Pl — 75 tickets, 3 min walk N
- 7800 S Kilpatrick Ave — 68 tickets, 8 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 4451 W 79th St — speed camera, 2 min walk SW
- 4350 W 79th St — speed camera, 3 min walk SE
- 7826 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 10 min walk E
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 3 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.
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 18, section 18. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.