Chicago parking by block · Washington Heights · Ward 9

Parking at 9750 S Parnell Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 9700–9799 S Parnell Ave. Everything here is from City records — 5,971 parking tickets written across 113 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 159
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
4
9901 S Halsted St (7 min walk) · 813 W 99th St (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 9, section 3. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
7
Tue
Apr
8
Wed
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
25
Thu
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri

Streets to watch near 9750 S Parnell 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 cleaning574 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones379 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 checks4,149 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Other enforcement66 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 9901 S Halsted St — red-light camera, 7 min walk SW
  • 813 W 99th St — red-light camera, 8 min walk SW
  • 9513 S Halsted St — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
  • 9480 S Halsted St — red-light camera, 10 min walk NW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 159 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 9, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.