Chicago parking by block · Auburn Gresham · Ward 17

Parking at 7950 S Racine Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7900–7999 S Racine Ave. Everything here is from City records — 15,905 parking tickets written across 137 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, November 17
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
1306 W 76th St (9 min walk) · 811 W 79th St (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 17, section 5. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
25
Thu
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Nov
17
Tue
Nov
18
Wed

Streets to watch near 7950 S Racine Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7900 S Sangamon St alone took 227 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,535 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones923 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks190 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks12,398 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions133 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement219 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1306 W 76th St — speed camera, 9 min walk N
  • 811 W 79th St — red-light camera, 10 min walk E
  • 7854 S Halsted St — 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 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.
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 17, section 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.