Parking at 650 W 78th
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Parking at this address

650 W 78th

Ward 6, cleaning section 9 · 35,588 parking tickets were written across 140 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29. 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?
1
7732 S Cottage Grove Ave (3 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8000 S Drexel Ave alone took 486 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,559 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 8000 S Drexel Ave — 486, 9 min walk SE
  • 8000 S Maryland Ave — 392, 8 min walk SE
  • 8000 S Eberhart Ave — 298, 8 min walk SW
  • 7800 S Ellis Ave — 213, 8 min walk E
  • 7600 S Drexel Ave — 194, 7 min walk NE
Permit zones3,804 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 7900 S Ellis Ave — 813, 9 min walk SE
  • 7900 S Evans Ave — 726, 4 min walk SE
  • 7500 S St Lawrence — 535, 6 min walk N
  • 7900 S Eberhart Ave — 478, 6 min walk SW
  • 7800 S Evans Ave — 414, 2 min walk SE
City sticker checks499 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 7500 S Evans Ave — 231, 6 min walk N
  • 7400 S Evans — 218, 8 min walk N
  • 600 E 74th St — 50, 10 min walk N
Plate checks16,408 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 500 E 75th St — 1,120, 8 min walk N
  • 7500 S Cottage Grove — 1,092, 6 min walk NE
  • 7900 S Drexel Ave — 624, 7 min walk SE
  • 7400 S Eberhart Ave — 555, 9 min walk NW
  • 7500 S Champlain — 514, 6 min walk N
Posted restrictions1,672 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 700 E 75th St — 1,526, 8 min walk N
  • 900 E 78th St — 91, 6 min walk E
  • 900 E 76th St — 55, 9 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 6, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jul13Mon
Jul14Tue
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
1 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.