Chicago parking by block · Avalon Park · Ward 8

Parking at 7850 S Woodlawn Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7800–7899 S Woodlawn Ave. Everything here is from City records — 11,290 parking tickets written across 95 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 (10 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 7850 S Woodlawn Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8000 S Drexel Ave alone took 486 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,932 tickets

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

8000 S Drexel Ave — 486 tickets, 9 min walk SW
7800 S Ellis Ave — 213 tickets, 5 min walk W
7600 S Drexel Ave — 194 tickets, 9 min walk NW

Permit zones2,172 tickets

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

7900 S Ellis Ave — 813 tickets, 6 min walk SW
7900 S Dobson Ave — 655 tickets, 5 min walk SW
7900 S Greenwood Ave — 372 tickets, 4 min walk SW

Plate checks6,177 tickets

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

8100 S Ingleside Ave — 685 tickets, 10 min walk SW
7900 S Drexel Ave — 624 tickets, 8 min walk W
8100 S Ellis Ave — 453 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Posted restrictions146 tickets

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

900 E 78th St — 91 tickets, 7 min walk W
900 E 76th St — 55 tickets, 8 min walk NW

Metered blocks246 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

800 E 79th St — 205 tickets, 8 min walk W
900 E 79th St — 41 tickets, 7 min walk W

Other enforcement96 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

1100 E 76th St — 96 tickets, 6 min walk N

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

7850 S Stony Island Ave — red-light 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 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 8, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.