When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 1615. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
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 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning382 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8700 S Harper Ave — 115, 4 min walk N
- 8800 S Dorchester Ave — 62, 4 min walk W
- 8500 S Dante Ave — 56, 9 min walk N
- 9200 S Blackstone Ave — 54, 10 min walk S
- 8900 S East End Ave — 50, 4 min walk E
Permit zones184 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8700 S Bennett Ave — 96, 9 min walk NE
- 9000 S Harper Ave — 45, 5 min walk S
- 8600 S Constance Ave — 43, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks4,342 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1600 E 86th Pl — 258, 6 min walk N
- 8800 S Dante Ave — 203, 3 min walk W
- 8900 S Blackstone Ave — 202, 3 min walk SW
- 1500 E 85th St — 181, 9 min walk N
- 1600 E 85th Pl — 172, 9 min walk N
Metered blocks2,507 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1600 E 87th St — 1,615, 5 min walk NE
- 1700 E 87th St — 822, 7 min walk NE
- 1500 E 87th St — 70, 5 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 zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
–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.