Chicago parking by block · Chatham · Ward 8

Parking at 7950 S Dobson Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7900–7999 S Dobson Ave. Everything here is from City records — 27,052 parking tickets written across 115 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Monday, November 2

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Zone 1654

A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.

Cameras nearby?

7732 S Cottage Grove Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 8, section 6. 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 7950 S Dobson Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8100 S Drexel Ave alone took 553 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,633 tickets

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

8100 S Drexel Ave — 553 tickets, 6 min walk SW
8000 S Drexel Ave — 486 tickets, 5 min walk SW
8000 S Maryland Ave — 392 tickets, 6 min walk SW

Permit zones4,999 tickets

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

8200 S Ellis Ave — 1,397 tickets, 8 min walk S
7900 S Ellis Ave — 813 tickets, 1 min walk W
7900 S Evans Ave — 726 tickets, 8 min walk W

Plate checks11,712 tickets

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

8100 S Ingleside Ave — 685 tickets, 6 min walk SW
7900 S Drexel Ave — 624 tickets, 4 min walk W
8200 S Ingleside Ave — 589 tickets, 8 min walk S

Posted restrictions224 tickets

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

900 E 78th St — 91 tickets, 5 min walk NW
1000 E 83rd St — 78 tickets, 9 min walk S
900 E 76th St — 55 tickets, 9 min walk N

Metered blocks7,045 tickets

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

8200 S Cottage Grove Ave — 1,695 tickets, 10 min walk SW
700 E 79th St — 1,337 tickets, 8 min walk W
600 E 79th St — 1,159 tickets, 10 min walk W

Other enforcement96 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

1100 E 76th St — 96 tickets, 9 min walk N

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

7732 S Cottage Grove Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk NW

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
Zone 1654 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
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 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.