When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 29
Then Friday, October 30. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 57. 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: 2900 E 78th St alone took 429 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,303 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2900 E 78th St — 429, 5 min walk SW
- 7600 S Coles Ave — 393, 8 min walk W
- 7500 S Coles Ave — 323, 9 min walk W
- 7900 S Coles Ave — 108, 9 min walk S
- 7900 S Brandon Ave — 50, 8 min walk S
Permit zones1,467 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2900 E 77th St — 950, 5 min walk W
- 3000 E 78th St — 303, 4 min walk SW
- 3100 E Cheltenham Pl — 214, 5 min walk S
Plate checks2,138 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2800 E 77th St — 505, 6 min walk W
- 2800 E 76th St — 500, 8 min walk W
- 3000 E Cheltenham Pl — 372, 7 min walk S
- 7800 S Coles Ave — 314, 7 min walk SW
- 7700 S Coles Ave — 264, 7 min walk SW
Posted restrictions225 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 3100 E 77th St — 185, 2 min walk NW
- 7500 S South Shore Dr — 40, 9 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 7, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
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What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 29.
✓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.