Chicago parking by block · Pullman · Ward 8

Parking at 9850 S Drexel Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 9800–9899 S Drexel Ave. Everything here is from City records — 1,115 parking tickets written across 29 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Thursday, October 15

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 23. 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 9850 S Drexel Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 9800 S Drexel Ave alone took 64 tickets in three years, a 1 min walk away.

Street cleaning323 tickets

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

9800 S Drexel Ave — 64 tickets, 1 min walk N
9800 S Dobson Ave — 61 tickets, 4 min walk E
9500 S University Ave — 55 tickets, 9 min walk NE

City sticker checks85 tickets

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

9700 S University Ave — 43 tickets, 7 min walk E
9800 S Woodlawn Ave — 42 tickets, 8 min walk E

Plate checks448 tickets

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

9500 S Greenwood Ave — 113 tickets, 9 min walk NE
600 E 100th Pl — 77 tickets, 6 min walk SW
9700 S Woodlawn Ave — 65 tickets, 8 min walk E

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 23. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.