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?
2
3215 W 79th St (7 min walk) · 7872 S Kedzie Ave (7 min 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 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,148 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3500 W 77th St — 197, 5 min walk N
- 3700 W 78th Pl — 171, 8 min walk W
- 3600 W 82nd Pl — 122, 9 min walk SW
- 3500 W 76th Pl — 110, 6 min walk N
- 7700 S Christiana Ave — 108, 5 min walk NE
Permit zones792 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7700 S Troy St — 248, 9 min walk E
- 7900 S Christiana Ave — 119, 4 min walk SE
- 7800 S Sawyer Ave — 116, 6 min walk E
- 7800 S Troy St — 110, 8 min walk E
- 3800 W 80th St — 104, 10 min walk W
City sticker checks152 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 8000 S Sawyer Ave — 105, 7 min walk SE
- 7500 S Central Park Ave — 47, 8 min walk N
Plate checks3,716 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3200 W 78th St — 250, 6 min walk NE
- 3600 W 81st St — 190, 8 min walk SW
- 3500 W 78th St — 182, 2 min walk W
- 7900 S St Louis Ave — 159, 1 min walk SW
- 3500 W 81st Pl — 155, 6 min walk S
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.
✓Cameras2 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.