Chicago parking by block · Burnside · Ward 8

Parking at 9050 S Woodlawn Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 9000–9099 S Woodlawn Ave. Everything here is from City records — 5,707 parking tickets written across 83 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, September 22

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

None

None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 8, section 15. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 9050 S Woodlawn Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8800 S Dorchester Ave alone took 62 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning278 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

8800 S Dorchester Ave — 62 tickets, 7 min walk NE
9200 S Drexel Ave — 60 tickets, 8 min walk SW
9200 S Avalon Ave — 57 tickets, 5 min walk S

Permit zones426 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

1100 E 90th St — 122 tickets, 3 min walk NW
8900 S Greenwood Ave — 114 tickets, 4 min walk NW
8900 S University Ave — 105 tickets, 3 min walk NW

City sticker checks44 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

9100 S University Ave — 44 tickets, 3 min walk SW

Plate checks4,533 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

800 E 89th St — 297 tickets, 9 min walk NW
800 E 88th St — 214 tickets, 9 min walk NW
8800 S Dante Ave — 203 tickets, 8 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.

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 8, section 15. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.