Parking at 7850 S Dobson Ave
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Parking at this address

7850 S Dobson Ave

Ward 8, cleaning section 2 · 21,815 parking tickets were written across 106 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 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
7732 S Cottage Grove Ave (7 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8100 S Drexel Ave alone took 553 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,633 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 8100 S Drexel Ave — 553, 9 min walk SW
  • 8000 S Drexel Ave — 486, 6 min walk SW
  • 8000 S Maryland Ave — 392, 7 min walk SW
  • 7800 S Ellis Ave — 213, 1 min walk W
  • 7600 S Drexel Ave — 194, 7 min walk NW
Permit zones3,602 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 7900 S Ellis Ave — 813, 3 min walk SW
  • 7900 S Evans Ave — 726, 8 min walk W
  • 7900 S Dobson Ave — 655, 3 min walk S
  • 7800 S Evans Ave — 414, 8 min walk W
  • 7900 S Greenwood Ave — 372, 3 min walk SE
Plate checks9,629 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 7500 S Cottage Grove — 1,092, 10 min walk NW
  • 8100 S Ingleside Ave — 685, 8 min walk S
  • 7900 S Drexel Ave — 624, 4 min walk SW
  • 8100 S Maryland Ave — 557, 9 min walk SW
  • 8100 S Ellis Ave — 453, 8 min walk S
Posted restrictions146 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 900 E 78th St — 91, 3 min walk W
  • 900 E 76th St — 55, 7 min walk N
Metered blocks5,350 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 700 E 79th St — 1,337, 8 min walk W
  • 600 E 79th St — 1,159, 10 min walk W
  • 7700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 995, 7 min walk W
  • 8100 S Cottage Grove Ave — 603, 10 min walk SW
  • 7600 S Cottage Grove Ave — 520, 8 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 8, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr3Fri
Apr6Mon
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, October 21.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
1 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.