When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 27
Then Wednesday, October 28. 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 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,744 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2300 E 71st St — 797, 9 min walk NW
- 7500 S Essex Ave — 553, 6 min walk SW
- 7600 S Kingston Ave — 449, 8 min walk S
- 7600 S Phillips Ave — 408, 9 min walk SW
- 7600 S Coles Ave — 393, 9 min walk SE
Permit zones3,830 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2600 E 74th St — 1,276, 3 min walk SE
- 2700 E 74th St — 1,204, 3 min walk E
- 2600 E 73rd St — 981, 3 min walk N
- 2400 E 74th St — 369, 3 min walk SW
Plate checks8,992 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2400 E 72nd St — 756, 6 min walk NW
- 2500 E 71st St — 557, 6 min walk N
- 7300 S Coles Ave — 535, 1 min walk NE
- 2500 E 72nd St — 527, 5 min walk N
- 7200 S Coles Ave — 527, 4 min walk NW
Posted restrictions6,070 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2700 E 75th St — 2,581, 4 min walk SE
- 7200 S Yates Blvd — 886, 6 min walk NW
- 7100 S Yates Blvd — 642, 8 min walk NW
- 7600 S Essex Ave — 483, 9 min walk S
- 7300 S Yates Blvd — 461, 6 min walk W
Metered blocks2,375 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 7000 S South Shore Dr — 2,375, 10 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 7, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
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Apr20Mon
Jun22Mon
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Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 27.
–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.