When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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 1 min walk away.
Street cleaning409 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8700 S Harper Ave — 115, 1 min walk SW
- 8400 S Blackstone Ave — 81, 7 min walk N
- 8800 S Dorchester Ave — 62, 6 min walk SW
- 8500 S Dante Ave — 56, 5 min walk NW
- 8900 S East End Ave — 50, 8 min walk SE
Permit zones507 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1600 E 84th St — 170, 8 min walk N
- 8600 S Bennett Ave — 156, 8 min walk E
- 8700 S Bennett Ave — 96, 9 min walk E
- 8600 S Constance Ave — 43, 7 min walk E
- 8300 S Blackstone Ave — 42, 9 min walk N
Plate checks5,087 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8500 S Bennett Ave — 324, 9 min walk E
- 1600 E 86th Pl — 258, 2 min walk NE
- 1700 E 84th St — 211, 9 min walk NE
- 8800 S Dante Ave — 203, 6 min walk SW
- 8900 S Blackstone Ave — 202, 7 min walk S
Metered blocks2,507 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1600 E 87th St — 1,615, 4 min walk SE
- 1700 E 87th St — 822, 5 min walk E
- 1500 E 87th St — 70, 1 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 8, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Sep10Thu
Sep11Fri
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
–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.