When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 121. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
2
7913 S State St (2 min walk) · 12 E 79th St (2 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7900 S Harvard Ave alone took 152 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning774 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7900 S Harvard Ave — 152, 10 min walk W
- 7800 S Wabash Ave — 143, 3 min walk N
- 8000 S Calumet Ave — 135, 8 min walk E
- 7900 S Prairie Ave — 109, 6 min walk E
- 8100 S Calumet Ave — 91, 9 min walk SE
Permit zones3,601 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7900 S Wabash Ave — 1,275, 1 min walk NE
- 7600 S Wabash Ave — 473, 8 min walk N
- 8000 S Perry Ave — 264, 4 min walk SW
- 8300 S Wabash Ave — 214, 9 min walk S
- 8000 S Wabash Ave — 196, 2 min walk S
Plate checks4,568 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7800 S Indiana Ave — 201, 5 min walk NE
- 7900 S Calumet Ave — 196, 8 min walk E
- 8200 S Michigan Ave — 190, 8 min walk S
- 8200 S Indiana Ave — 186, 8 min walk SE
- 0 E 80th St — 162, 1 min walk S
Posted restrictions420 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 7900 S State Street — 288, 1 min walk W
- 0 W 80th St — 84, 3 min walk W
- 0 E 83rd St — 48, 8 min walk S
Metered blocks858 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 400 E 79th St — 858, 10 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
May4Mon
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 zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
✓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.