When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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: 3500 W 77th St alone took 197 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,048 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3500 W 77th St — 197, 6 min walk SW
- 3400 W 72nd St — 163, 8 min walk N
- 3500 W 76th Pl — 110, 5 min walk SW
- 7700 S Christiana Ave — 108, 7 min walk SE
- 3700 W 77th St — 107, 10 min walk SW
Permit zones412 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7200 S Troy St — 264, 10 min walk NE
- 7300 S Troy St — 148, 9 min walk NE
City sticker checks121 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 7200 S Lawndale Ave — 74, 9 min walk NW
- 7500 S Central Park Ave — 47, 4 min walk SW
Plate checks3,585 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3200 W 78th St — 250, 9 min walk SE
- 3500 W 72nd St — 206, 8 min walk N
- 3500 W 78th St — 182, 9 min walk S
- 7200 S Spaulding Ave — 149, 7 min walk NE
- 7200 S Sawyer Ave — 142, 8 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 18, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
–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.