When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Friday, November 6 · Monday, November 9. 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?
2
6717 S Stony Island Ave (8 min walk) · 6715 S Cornell Dr (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6800 S Cornell Ave alone took 332 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,397 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6800 S Cornell Ave — 332, 9 min walk E
- 6600 S Greenwood Ave — 286, 9 min walk NW
- 6900 S Cornell Ave — 261, 9 min walk E
- 6800 S Harper Ave — 214, 5 min walk E
- 6600 S University Ave — 177, 8 min walk NW
Permit zones303 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1300 E 71st Pl — 166, 6 min walk S
- 7100 S Blackstone Ave — 137, 9 min walk SE
City sticker checks48 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 6900 S Kimbark Ave — 48, 3 min walk S
Plate checks6,934 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 E 69th St — 477, 5 min walk E
- 6600 S Kenwood Ave — 463, 6 min walk N
- 6700 S Cornell Drive — 355, 9 min walk E
- 6800 S East End Ave — 343, 10 min walk E
- 1500 E 67th Pl — 309, 9 min walk NE
Posted restrictions894 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1600 E 68th St — 549, 9 min walk E
- 6600 S Ellis Ave — 345, 10 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 5, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr3Fri
Apr6Mon
Jun1Mon
Jun2Tue
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
✓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.