Parking at 7850 S Maplewood
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7800–7899 S Maplewood. Everything here is from City records — 3,431 parking tickets written across 61 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 18, section 5. 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 Maplewood
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8100 S California Ave alone took 78 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
- 8100 S California Ave — 78 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 8000 S Maplewood Ave — 53 tickets, 5 min walk S
- 2200 W 81st Pl — 44 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 7900 S Mozart St — 74 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 2200 W 79th Pl — 41 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 2300 W 80th St — 202 tickets, 5 min walk SE
- 7900 S California Ave — 163 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 7900 S Artesian Ave — 151 tickets, 3 min walk SE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2550 W 79th St — speed camera, 1 min walk W
- 7901 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk E
- 2388 W 79th St — red-light camera, 4 min walk E
- 7738 S Western Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk NE
- 7739 S Western Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk NE
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.
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 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.