Chicago parking by block · South Chicago · Ward 7

Parking at 8050 S Exchange Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 8000–8099 S Exchange Ave. Everything here is from City records — 7,196 parking tickets written across 102 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?
No
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.

Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 8050 S Exchange Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 E 78th St alone took 429 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,256 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones333 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,773 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

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.