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?
2
12 E 79th St (5 min walk) · 7913 S State St (5 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8000 S Eberhart Ave alone took 298 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,319 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8000 S Eberhart Ave — 298, 8 min walk E
- 7800 S Wabash Ave — 143, 4 min walk NW
- 8000 S Calumet Ave — 135, 4 min walk SE
- 400 E 81st St — 127, 8 min walk E
- 7900 S Prairie Ave — 109, 2 min walk NE
Permit zones4,079 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7900 S Wabash Ave — 1,275, 3 min walk W
- 7900 S Eberhart Ave — 478, 8 min walk E
- 7600 S Wabash Ave — 473, 9 min walk N
- 8000 S Perry Ave — 264, 7 min walk W
- 8300 S Wabash Ave — 214, 10 min walk S
Plate checks6,987 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7900 S Vernon Ave — 488, 7 min walk E
- 8100 S Vernon Ave — 420, 8 min walk SE
- 8200 S Vernon Ave — 397, 9 min walk SE
- 8000 S Vernon Ave — 343, 7 min walk E
- 7900 S Rhodes Ave — 278, 9 min walk E
Posted restrictions420 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 7900 S State Street — 288, 5 min walk W
- 0 W 80th St — 84, 7 min walk W
- 0 E 83rd St — 48, 8 min walk S
Metered blocks1,469 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 400 E 79th St — 858, 6 min walk E
- 500 E 79th St — 611, 9 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 6, section 12. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May1Fri
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Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
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.
✓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.