Parking at 50 W 97th
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Parking at this address

50 W 97th

Ward 9, cleaning section 5 · 5,876 parking tickets were written across 85 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17. 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
57 E 95th St (5 min walk) · 62 E 95th St (5 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 9700 S Forest Ave alone took 71 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning242 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 9700 S Forest Ave — 71, 4 min walk SE
  • 9300 S Indiana Ave — 65, 8 min walk N
  • 9700 S Wentworth Ave — 54, 9 min walk W
  • 9700 S Indiana Ave — 52, 2 min walk SE
Permit zones2,566 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 9500 S Lafayette Ave — 481, 6 min walk NW
  • 9600 S Forest Ave — 316, 4 min walk E
  • 9600 S Calumet Ave — 297, 5 min walk E
  • 9700 S Calumet Ave — 190, 5 min walk E
  • 9400 S Wabash Ave — 189, 6 min walk N
City sticker checks147 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 9500 S Michigan Ave — 75, 4 min walk N
  • 0 W 94th St — 72, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks2,063 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 9500 S Forest Ave — 129, 5 min walk NE
  • 9300 S Prairie Ave — 123, 9 min walk N
  • 9300 S Forest Ave — 121, 9 min walk NE
  • 9700 S Prairie Ave — 109, 3 min walk SE
  • 9300 S Calumet Ave — 106, 10 min walk NE
Posted restrictions73 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 0 E 94th St — 73, 8 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 9, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 16.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
2 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.