Parking at 7150 S Merrill Ave
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Parking at this address

7150 S Merrill Ave

Ward 5, cleaning section 7 · 40,224 parking tickets were written across 130 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1. 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: 2300 E 71st St alone took 797 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,329 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 2300 E 71st St — 797, 5 min walk E
  • 7200 S Bennett Ave — 500, 7 min walk SW
  • 7100 S Bennett Ave — 494, 7 min walk W
  • 2200 E 71st St — 426, 3 min walk E
  • 1900 E 73rd Pl — 360, 6 min walk SW
Permit zones1,723 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 7400 S Chappel Ave — 660, 8 min walk S
  • 7200 S Constance Ave — 585, 8 min walk W
  • 7300 S Chappel Ave — 212, 5 min walk SW
  • 7400 S Clyde Ave — 115, 9 min walk S
  • 2000 E 74th St — 93, 7 min walk SW
Plate checks18,824 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 2300 E 70th St — 2,135, 7 min walk NE
  • 2400 E 72nd St — 756, 8 min walk E
  • 2200 E 70th St — 720, 5 min walk NE
  • 6900 S Oglesby Ave — 714, 7 min walk NE
  • 6900 S Crandon Ave — 638, 6 min walk NE
Posted restrictions4,604 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 7200 S Yates Blvd — 886, 7 min walk E
  • 6900 S Clyde Ave — 873, 5 min walk N
  • 2300 E 69th St — 790, 9 min walk NE
  • 7100 S Yates Blvd — 642, 7 min walk E
  • 7300 S Yates Blvd — 461, 9 min walk SE
Metered blocks5,691 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 7000 S South Shore Dr — 2,375, 7 min walk NE
  • 1900 E 71st St — 1,539, 4 min walk W
  • 1800 E 71st St — 816, 6 min walk W
  • 1700 E 71st St — 540, 9 min walk W
  • 7000 S Jeffery Blvd — 421, 4 min walk W

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun15Mon
Jun16Tue
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu

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 30.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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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.