Chicago parking by block · South Chicago · Ward 7

Parking at 7950 S Lake Shore

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7900–7999 S Lake Shore. Everything here is from City records — 4,267 parking tickets written across 51 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, November 6

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

None

None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 7, section 11. 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 Lake Shore

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 E 78th St alone took 429 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,524 tickets

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

2900 E 78th St — 429 tickets, 7 min walk NW
8200 S Houston Ave — 117 tickets, 10 min walk S
3000 E 80th St — 110 tickets, 4 min walk SW

Permit zones517 tickets

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

3000 E 78th St — 303 tickets, 7 min walk NW
3100 E Cheltenham Pl — 214 tickets, 4 min walk NW

Plate checks1,628 tickets

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

3000 E Cheltenham Pl — 372 tickets, 4 min walk NW
7800 S Coles Ave — 314 tickets, 5 min walk W
7700 S Coles Ave — 264 tickets, 8 min walk NW

Posted restrictions185 tickets

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

3100 E 77th St — 185 tickets, 10 min walk N

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
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 7, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.