When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
Then Friday, October 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?
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: 7000 S Sangamon St alone took 201 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,044 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7000 S Sangamon St — 201, 5 min walk NE
- 7200 S Emerald Ave — 181, 9 min walk E
- 7000 S Carpenter St — 153, 4 min walk NE
- 6800 S Throop St — 145, 10 min walk NW
- 7200 S Carpenter St — 114, 2 min walk SE
City sticker checks170 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 7200 S Green St — 68, 7 min walk E
- 7300 S Carpenter St — 61, 4 min walk S
- 7000 S May St — 41, 3 min walk N
Plate checks3,913 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 W 72nd Pl — 226, 8 min walk W
- 6900 S Green St — 187, 9 min walk NE
- 6900 S Peoria St — 182, 8 min walk NE
- 1200 W 73rd St — 182, 6 min walk SW
- 7000 S Emerald Ave — 167, 10 min walk E
Other enforcement40 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 7100 S Loomis — 40, 7 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 17, section 17. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jul29Wed
Jul30Thu
Oct8Thu
Oct9Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 8.
–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.