Parking at 9850 S Avenue J
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 9800–9899 S Avenue J. Everything here is from City records — 3,123 parking tickets written across 46 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 10, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 9850 S Avenue J
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 9600 S Avenue L alone took 220 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
- 9600 S Avenue L — 220 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 9700 S Avenue L — 170 tickets, 4 min walk NW
- 9600 S Avenue N — 123 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 10000 S Avenue M — 239 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 9700 S Avenue M — 142 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 10000 S Avenue L — 141 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 4000 E 98th St — 64 tickets, 8 min walk E
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 9618 S. Ewing — speed camera, 6 min walk N
- 3535 E 95th St — speed camera, 9 min walk NW
- 3542 E 95th St — speed camera, 10 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 3 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.
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 10, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.