When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Thursday, November 19 · Friday, November 20. 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: 9000 S Exchange Ave alone took 145 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,225 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 9000 S Exchange Ave — 145, 7 min walk E
- 8900 S Exchange Ave — 142, 8 min walk NE
- 8800 S Saginaw Ave — 135, 6 min walk N
- 8800 S Escanaba Ave — 122, 8 min walk NE
- 8700 S Kingston Ave — 120, 10 min walk N
Permit zones374 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 9200 S Yates Blvd — 174, 8 min walk SW
- 8800 S Colfax Ave — 147, 7 min walk N
- 2300 E 92nd St — 53, 9 min walk W
Plate checks3,798 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 9000 S Escanaba Ave — 232, 6 min walk E
- 8700 S Saginaw Ave — 221, 9 min walk N
- 8700 S Marquette Ave — 215, 9 min walk N
- 8900 S Muskegon Ave — 184, 5 min walk NE
- 9000 S Muskegon Ave — 176, 4 min walk E
Metered blocks4,360 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 8900 S Commercial Ave — 1,849, 9 min walk E
- 9100 S Commercial Ave — 811, 9 min walk E
- 9000 S Commercial Ave — 512, 8 min walk E
- 3000 E 91st St — 467, 9 min walk E
- 9000 S Houston Ave — 265, 10 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 7, section 15. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May11Mon
May12Tue
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Nov19Thu
Nov20Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 16.
–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.