When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25. 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: 8700 S Harper Ave alone took 115 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning338 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8700 S Harper Ave — 115, 7 min walk N
- 8800 S Dorchester Ave — 62, 4 min walk NW
- 9200 S Avalon Ave — 57, 9 min walk SW
- 9200 S Blackstone Ave — 54, 7 min walk S
- 8900 S East End Ave — 50, 6 min walk E
Permit zones386 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1100 E 90th St — 122, 8 min walk W
- 8900 S Greenwood Ave — 114, 9 min walk W
- 8900 S University Ave — 105, 8 min walk W
- 9000 S Harper Ave — 45, 3 min walk SE
City sticker checks44 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 9100 S University Ave — 44, 9 min walk SW
Plate checks3,982 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1600 E 86th Pl — 258, 10 min walk NE
- 8800 S Dante Ave — 203, 3 min walk N
- 8900 S Blackstone Ave — 202, 1 min walk NE
- 8800 S Blackstone Ave — 162, 3 min walk N
- 8900 S Harper Ave — 151, 2 min walk E
Metered blocks1,685 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1600 E 87th St — 1,615, 9 min walk NE
- 1500 E 87th St — 70, 8 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 8, section 16. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, September 24.
–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.