Chicago parking by block · Washington Heights · Ward 21

Parking at 9750 S Emerald Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 9700–9799 S Emerald Ave. Everything here is from City records — 5,917 parking tickets written across 116 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, November 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
9901 S Halsted St (4 min walk) · 813 W 99th St (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 21, section 15. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
11
Mon
May
12
Tue
Jul
9
Thu
Jul
10
Fri
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 9750 S Emerald Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 9700 S Lowe Ave alone took 104 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning339 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones307 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks111 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,369 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 9901 S Halsted Stred-light camera, 4 min walk S
  • 813 W 99th Stred-light camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 9513 S Halsted Stred-light camera, 7 min walk N
  • 9480 S Halsted Stred-light camera, 7 min walk N

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 4 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 21, section 15. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.