Chicago parking by block · Greater Grand Crossing · Ward 6

Parking at 950 E 74th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 900–999 E 74th St. Everything here is from City records — 18,722 parking tickets written across 104 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Monday, September 14

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

7157 S South Chicago Ave (6 min walk) · 7122 S South Chicago Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 6, section 4. 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 950 E 74th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7600 S Drexel Ave alone took 194 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,151 tickets

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

7600 S Drexel Ave — 194 tickets, 6 min walk S
7100 S Ingleside Ave — 135 tickets, 6 min walk N
7100 S Woodlawn Ave — 126 tickets, 9 min walk NE

Permit zones583 tickets

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

7500 S St Lawrence — 535 tickets, 9 min walk SW
7700 S Dobson Ave — 48 tickets, 10 min walk S

City sticker checks891 tickets

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

7500 S Evans Ave — 231 tickets, 6 min walk SW
7400 S Evans — 218 tickets, 5 min walk W
7300 S Champlain Ave — 186 tickets, 7 min walk W

Plate checks8,851 tickets

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

500 E 75th St — 1,120 tickets, 9 min walk W
7500 S Cottage Grove — 1,092 tickets, 5 min walk SW
7500 S Champlain — 514 tickets, 8 min walk SW

Posted restrictions1,581 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

700 E 75th St — 1,526 tickets, 5 min walk SW
900 E 76th St — 55 tickets, 5 min walk S

Metered blocks1,515 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

7700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 995 tickets, 10 min walk S
7600 S Cottage Grove Ave — 520 tickets, 7 min walk SW

Other enforcement3,496 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

600 E 75th St — 3,400 tickets, 8 min walk W
1100 E 76th St — 96 tickets, 8 min walk SE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

7157 S South Chicago Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk N
7122 S South Chicago Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk N
819 E 71st St — speed camera, 8 min walk N
7050 S Cottage Grove Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
7082 S South Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
7732 S Cottage Grove Ave — speed camera, 10 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 6 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 6, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.