Parking at 8850 S Longwood
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 8800–8899 S Longwood. Everything here is from City records — 2,874 parking tickets written across 55 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 19, section 1. 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 8850 S Longwood
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1600 W 89th St alone took 125 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
- 1600 W 89th St — 125 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 8600 S Damen Ave — 43 tickets, 5 min walk N
- 8500 S Seeley Ave — 78 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 8400 S Seeley Ave — 189 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 8800 S Hermitage Ave — 137 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 8700 S Honore St — 114 tickets, 5 min walk NE
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 19, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.