When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 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: 8100 S Drexel Ave alone took 553 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,019 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8100 S Drexel Ave — 553, 9 min walk E
- 8000 S Drexel Ave — 486, 9 min walk E
- 8000 S Maryland Ave — 392, 8 min walk E
- 8000 S Eberhart Ave — 298, 1 min walk NW
- 8000 S Champlain Ave — 192, 3 min walk E
Permit zones2,112 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7900 S Evans Ave — 726, 6 min walk NE
- 7900 S Eberhart Ave — 478, 3 min walk N
- 7800 S Evans Ave — 414, 8 min walk NE
- 7800 S Langley Ave — 290, 7 min walk NE
- 7900 S Maryland Ave — 204, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks13,089 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7900 S Drexel Ave — 624, 10 min walk E
- 8200 S Maryland Ave — 573, 9 min walk SE
- 8100 S Maryland Ave — 557, 8 min walk E
- 7900 S Vernon Ave — 488, 4 min walk NW
- 8100 S Vernon Ave — 420, 3 min walk SW
Metered blocks7,627 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 8200 S Cottage Grove Ave — 1,695, 8 min walk SE
- 700 E 79th St — 1,337, 7 min walk NE
- 600 E 79th St — 1,159, 6 min walk NE
- 400 E 79th St — 858, 5 min walk NW
- 500 E 79th St — 611, 5 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 6, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jul17Fri
Jul20Mon
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
–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.