When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Friday, November 6 · Monday, November 9. 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
819 E 71st St (9 min walk) · 7157 S South Chicago Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6800 S Harper Ave alone took 214 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,862 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6800 S Harper Ave — 214, 8 min walk NE
- 7000 S Dante Ave — 158, 5 min walk E
- 1500 E 73rd St — 154, 10 min walk SE
- 6900 S Harper Ave — 143, 8 min walk NE
- 7100 S Ingleside Ave — 135, 8 min walk W
Permit zones303 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1300 E 71st Pl — 166, 3 min walk E
- 7100 S Blackstone Ave — 137, 7 min walk E
City sticker checks89 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 6900 S Kimbark Ave — 48, 3 min walk N
- 7200 S South Chicago Ave — 41, 9 min walk W
Plate checks4,062 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 E 69th St — 477, 8 min walk NE
- 6800 S Dorchester Ave — 264, 6 min walk NE
- 1400 E 68th St — 250, 8 min walk NE
- 1500 E 69th St — 234, 8 min walk NE
- 7300 S University Ave — 200, 7 min walk S
Other enforcement105 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1200 E 71st — 105, 1 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 5, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr3Fri
Apr6Mon
Jun1Mon
Jun2Tue
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
–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.