Chicago parking by block · Auburn Gresham · Ward 18

Parking at 8450 S Marshfield Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 8400–8499 S Marshfield Ave. Everything here is from City records — 11,314 parking tickets written across 130 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
8345 S Ashland Ave (2 min walk) · 8318 S Ashland Ave (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 18, section 19. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
3
Fri
Apr
6
Mon
Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Sep
24
Thu
Sep
25
Fri

Streets to watch near 8450 S Marshfield Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8000 S Paulina St alone took 269 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,199 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,116 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks287 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks6,757 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 enforcement100 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 8345 S Ashland Ave — speed camera, 2 min walk NE
  • 8318 S Ashland Ave — speed camera, 3 min walk N
  • 1507 W 83rd St — speed camera, 5 min walk NE
  • 8666 S Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk S
  • 1554 W 87th St — red-light camera, 6 min walk S

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 5 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 19. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.