Chicago parking by block · Chatham · Ward 6

Parking at 7950 S State Street

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7900–7999 S State Street. Everything here is from City records — 9,983 parking tickets written across 107 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
7913 S State St (2 min walk) · 12 E 79th St (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 6, section 12. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
1
Fri
May
4
Mon
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed

Streets to watch near 7950 S State Street

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7900 S Harvard Ave alone took 152 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning774 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,601 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,359 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions420 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Other enforcement169 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 7913 S State St — red-light camera, 2 min walk N
  • 12 E 79th St — red-light camera, 3 min walk N

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 2 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 6, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.