When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 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: 9500 S Commercial Ave alone took 63 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning363 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 9500 S Commercial Ave — 63, 4 min walk NW
- 9800 S Exchange Ave — 60, 6 min walk SW
- 9900 S Exchange Ave — 59, 8 min walk SW
- 9600 S Exchange Ave — 53, 4 min walk W
- 9700 S Escanaba Ave — 45, 5 min walk SW
Permit zones66 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3000 E 93rd St — 66, 10 min walk N
Plate checks210 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 9600 S Escanaba Ave — 105, 5 min walk W
- 9800 S Manistee Ave — 59, 9 min walk SW
- 2800 E 97th St — 46, 6 min walk W
Metered blocks852 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 9300 S South Chicago Ave — 800, 7 min walk N
- 9200 S Commercial Ave — 52, 10 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 10, section 16. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Aug26Wed
Aug27Thu
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, October 19.
–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.