Parking at 8050 S Lake Shore
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 8000–8099 S Lake Shore. Everything here is from City records — 1,089 parking tickets written across 21 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
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.
Streets to watch near 8050 S Lake Shore
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 E 80th St alone took 110 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
- 3000 E 80th St — 110 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 7900 S Coles Ave — 108 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 8000 S Houston Ave — 93 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 8300 S Burley Ave — 83 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 8000 S Brandon Ave — 57 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 8100 S Brandon Ave — 46 tickets, 7 min walk SW
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.
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.