When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7. 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?
1
7854 S Halsted St (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7200 S Emerald Ave alone took 181 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,272 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7200 S Emerald Ave — 181, 7 min walk N
- 7300 S Emerald Ave — 181, 4 min walk N
- 7700 S Carpenter St — 141, 9 min walk SW
- 7700 S Lowe Ave — 133, 7 min walk SE
- 7200 S Carpenter St — 114, 9 min walk NW
Permit zones208 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7600 S Peoria St — 208, 5 min walk SW
City sticker checks129 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 7200 S Green St — 68, 6 min walk N
- 7300 S Carpenter St — 61, 7 min walk NW
Plate checks7,348 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7700 S Morgan St — 235, 8 min walk SW
- 7800 S Green St — 233, 9 min walk S
- 7600 S May St — 219, 10 min walk SW
- 7600 S Green St — 218, 4 min walk S
- 7600 S Emerald Ave — 210, 4 min walk S
Other enforcement415 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 7800 S Halsted St — 415, 9 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 17, section 16. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jul27Mon
Jul28Tue
Oct6Tue
Oct7Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 6.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 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.