When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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?
2
7872 S Kedzie Ave (5 min walk) · 3215 W 79th St (5 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7700 S Christiana Ave alone took 108 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning313 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7700 S Christiana Ave — 108, 8 min walk W
- 7900 S Albany Ave — 73, 5 min walk S
- 7600 S Homan Ave — 69, 9 min walk W
- 7900 S Richmond St — 63, 5 min walk SE
Permit zones667 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7700 S Troy St — 248, 3 min walk W
- 7900 S Christiana Ave — 119, 9 min walk SW
- 7800 S Sawyer Ave — 116, 5 min walk W
- 7800 S Troy St — 110, 3 min walk SW
- 7900 S Mozart St — 74, 7 min walk SE
City sticker checks105 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 8000 S Sawyer Ave — 105, 9 min walk SW
Plate checks2,738 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3200 W 78th St — 250, 6 min walk W
- 7900 S California Ave — 163, 8 min walk SE
- 7900 S Whipple St — 137, 5 min walk S
- 7800 S Spaulding Ave — 136, 7 min walk W
- 7700 S Albany Ave — 131, 1 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 18, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 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.