When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29. 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?
5
2550 W 79th St (1 min walk) · 7901 S Western Ave (5 min walk) · 2388 W 79th St (5 min walk) +2 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8100 S California Ave alone took 78 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning238 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8100 S California Ave — 78, 9 min walk SW
- 7900 S Richmond St — 63, 10 min walk W
- 8000 S Maplewood Ave — 53, 5 min walk S
- 2200 W 81st Pl — 44, 9 min walk SE
Permit zones74 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7900 S Mozart St — 74, 7 min walk W
City sticker checks41 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 2200 W 79th Pl — 41, 9 min walk E
Plate checks2,652 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 W 80th St — 202, 6 min walk SE
- 7900 S California Ave — 163, 6 min walk W
- 7900 S Artesian Ave — 151, 4 min walk SE
- 7900 S Maplewood Ave — 118, 1 min walk SE
- 8100 S Talman Ave — 114, 8 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 18, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
Jun3Wed
Jun4Thu
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras5 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.