When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, November 4
Then Thursday, November 5. 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
1215 E 83RD ST (6 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 cleaning2,532 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8100 S Drexel Ave — 553, 9 min walk W
- 8000 S Drexel Ave — 486, 9 min walk W
- 8000 S Maryland Ave — 392, 10 min walk W
- 7800 S Ellis Ave — 213, 8 min walk NW
- 7800 S Avalon Ave — 146, 6 min walk N
Permit zones3,407 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8200 S Ellis Ave — 1,397, 8 min walk SW
- 7900 S Ellis Ave — 813, 7 min walk NW
- 7900 S Dobson Ave — 655, 6 min walk NW
- 7900 S Greenwood Ave — 372, 5 min walk NW
- 8100 S Dobson Ave — 80, 5 min walk SW
City sticker checks58 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 8100 S Harper Ave — 58, 8 min walk E
Plate checks9,284 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8100 S Ingleside Ave — 685, 7 min walk W
- 7900 S Drexel Ave — 624, 9 min walk W
- 8200 S Ingleside Ave — 589, 9 min walk SW
- 8200 S Drexel Ave — 568, 10 min walk SW
- 8100 S Maryland Ave — 557, 10 min walk W
Posted restrictions78 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1000 E 83rd St — 78, 7 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 8, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun24Wed
Jun25Thu
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, November 4.
–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.