When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 20. 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: 7500 S Essex Ave alone took 553 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,321 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7500 S Essex Ave — 553, 4 min walk SW
- 7600 S Kingston Ave — 449, 4 min walk SW
- 7700 S Phillips Ave — 421, 8 min walk SW
- 7600 S Phillips Ave — 408, 7 min walk SW
- 7600 S Coles Ave — 393, 7 min walk SE
Permit zones4,901 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2600 E 74th St — 1,276, 2 min walk NE
- 2700 E 74th St — 1,204, 5 min walk NE
- 2600 E 73rd St — 981, 6 min walk N
- 2900 E 77th St — 950, 9 min walk E
- 2400 E 74th St — 369, 3 min walk NW
Plate checks9,508 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2400 E 72nd St — 756, 8 min walk NW
- 2500 E 71st St — 557, 9 min walk N
- 7300 S Coles Ave — 535, 4 min walk N
- 2500 E 72nd St — 527, 8 min walk N
- 7200 S Coles Ave — 527, 8 min walk N
Posted restrictions5,988 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2700 E 75th St — 2,581, 4 min walk E
- 7200 S Yates Blvd — 886, 8 min walk NW
- 7700 S Essex Ave — 560, 8 min walk SW
- 7600 S Essex Ave — 483, 6 min walk SW
- 7300 S Yates Blvd — 461, 6 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 7, section 4. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
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Jun11Thu
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Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, October 19.
–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.