Chicago parking by block · Burnside · Ward 8

Parking at 9450 S Woodlawn

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 9400–9499 S Woodlawn. Everything here is from City records — 2,641 parking tickets written across 62 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, October 6

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 20. 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 9450 S Woodlawn

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 9200 S Drexel Ave alone took 60 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning361 tickets

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

9200 S Drexel Ave — 60 tickets, 7 min walk NW
9200 S Avalon Ave — 57 tickets, 4 min walk N
9500 S University Ave — 55 tickets, 4 min walk S

City sticker checks87 tickets

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

9100 S University Ave — 44 tickets, 7 min walk N
9700 S University Ave — 43 tickets, 8 min walk S

Plate checks1,778 tickets

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

9200 S Ellis Ave — 128 tickets, 7 min walk NW
9500 S Greenwood Ave — 113 tickets, 4 min walk SW
9100 S Drexel Ave — 94 tickets, 10 min walk NW

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 20. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.