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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 E 78th St alone took 429 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,437 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2900 E 78th St — 429, 10 min walk NE
- 7800 S Kingston Ave — 266, 9 min walk NW
- 7900 S Kingston Ave — 247, 8 min walk W
- 2500 E 78th St — 171, 10 min walk NW
- 7900 S Marquette Ave — 156, 4 min walk NW
Permit zones119 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8200 S Commercial Ave — 119, 6 min walk SE
Plate checks3,788 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3000 E Cheltenham Pl — 372, 8 min walk NE
- 7800 S Coles Ave — 314, 8 min walk NE
- 7700 S Coles Ave — 264, 9 min walk N
- 8100 S Essex Ave — 210, 9 min walk W
- 7800 S Saginaw Ave — 201, 7 min walk NW
Metered blocks2,721 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 7800 S Essex Ave — 1,002, 10 min walk NW
- 7900 S Essex Ave — 669, 9 min walk NW
- 7800 S Colfax Ave — 323, 8 min walk NW
- 7900 S Phillips Ave — 297, 10 min walk W
- 2500 E 79th St — 245, 8 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 7, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
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.
–CamerasNone nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
✓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.