When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Wednesday, November 4 · Thursday, November 5. 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?
5
7157 S South Chicago Ave (4 min walk) · 819 E 71st St (4 min walk) · 7122 S South Chicago Ave (5 min walk) +2 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7100 S Ingleside Ave alone took 135 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
Street cleaning958 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7100 S Ingleside Ave — 135, 2 min walk W
- 7100 S Woodlawn Ave — 126, 4 min walk E
- 7100 S Dobson Ave — 112, 1 min walk E
- 7100 S University Ave — 100, 3 min walk E
- 7200 S University Ave — 83, 4 min walk SE
Permit zones166 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1300 E 71st Pl — 166, 9 min walk E
City sticker checks246 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 7100 S South Chicago Ave — 105, 5 min walk W
- 7000 S South Chicago Ave — 52, 8 min walk NW
- 6900 S Kimbark Ave — 48, 8 min walk NE
- 7200 S South Chicago Ave — 41, 3 min walk W
Plate checks3,049 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7200 S Champlain — 301, 10 min walk W
- 7300 S University Ave — 200, 5 min walk SE
- 7200 S Langley Ave — 195, 9 min walk W
- 7200 S Evans Ave — 160, 8 min walk W
- 7100 S Champlain — 149, 10 min walk W
Other enforcement105 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1200 E 71st — 105, 6 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 5, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 16.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras5 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.