When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone — but nearby blocks are, so a guest can still cross the line into one.
Cameras nearby?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 9200 S Drexel Ave alone took 60 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning271 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 9200 S Drexel Ave — 60, 6 min walk SW
- 9200 S Avalon Ave — 57, 3 min walk SE
- 9500 S University Ave — 55, 10 min walk S
- 9200 S Blackstone Ave — 54, 8 min walk E
- 9200 S Dauphin Ave — 45, 8 min walk W
Permit zones426 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1100 E 90th St — 122, 5 min walk N
- 8900 S Greenwood Ave — 114, 6 min walk N
- 8900 S University Ave — 105, 6 min walk N
- 9000 S Harper Ave — 45, 10 min walk E
- 1000 E 90th St — 40, 6 min walk NW
City sticker checks44 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 9100 S University Ave — 44, 1 min walk NW
Plate checks3,032 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 800 E 90th St — 192, 8 min walk NW
- 8900 S Woodlawn Ave — 148, 6 min walk N
- 9100 S Blackstone Ave — 137, 8 min walk E
- 9200 S Ellis Ave — 128, 4 min walk W
- 9500 S Greenwood Ave — 113, 10 min walk S
Other enforcement74 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 9100 S Cottage Grove — 74, 9 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 8, section 20. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jul31Fri
Aug3Mon
Oct6Tue
Oct7Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 6.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
–CamerasNone nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
✓City sticker & platesA missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
✓The tickets you still getContested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
✓What it costsThe average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.