Chicago parking by block · Ashburn · Ward 18

Parking at 8050 S Sawyer Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 8000–8099 S Sawyer Ave. Everything here is from City records — 7,310 parking tickets written across 111 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
3215 W 79th St (4 min walk) · 7872 S Kedzie Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 18, section 9. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
21
Tue
Apr
22
Wed
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
18
Thu
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Oct
15
Thu
Oct
16
Fri

Streets to watch near 8050 S Sawyer Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W 84th Pl alone took 186 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,044 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones912 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks155 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,309 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3215 W 79th St — red-light camera, 4 min walk N
  • 7872 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 5 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 18, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.