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?
3
7157 S South Chicago Ave (7 min walk) · 819 E 71st St (8 min walk) · 7122 S South Chicago Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7600 S Drexel Ave alone took 194 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,277 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7600 S Drexel Ave — 194, 9 min walk SW
- 7100 S Ingleside Ave — 135, 6 min walk NW
- 7100 S Woodlawn Ave — 126, 5 min walk NE
- 7100 S Dobson Ave — 112, 5 min walk N
- 7100 S University Ave — 100, 5 min walk N
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 NE
City sticker checks364 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 7400 S Evans — 218, 9 min walk W
- 7100 S South Chicago Ave — 105, 8 min walk NW
- 7200 S South Chicago Ave — 41, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks3,591 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7500 S Cottage Grove — 1,092, 9 min walk SW
- 7300 S University Ave — 200, 1 min walk E
- 1400 E 72nd St — 175, 10 min walk NE
- 7200 S Evans Ave — 160, 9 min walk W
- 7300 S Evans Ave — 149, 9 min walk W
Posted restrictions1,581 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 E 75th St — 1,526, 9 min walk SW
- 900 E 76th St — 55, 7 min walk SW
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.
✓Cameras3 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.