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
7913 S State St (9 min walk) · 12 E 79th St (9 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 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,526 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8000 S Eberhart Ave — 298, 7 min walk NE
- 8300 S St Lawrence Ave — 150, 9 min walk E
- 7800 S Wabash Ave — 143, 9 min walk NW
- 8000 S Calumet Ave — 135, 4 min walk NE
- 400 E 81st St — 127, 6 min walk E
Permit zones2,927 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7900 S Wabash Ave — 1,275, 8 min walk NW
- 7900 S Eberhart Ave — 478, 9 min walk NE
- 8000 S Perry Ave — 264, 9 min walk W
- 8300 S Wabash Ave — 214, 6 min walk SW
- 8000 S Wabash Ave — 196, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks7,042 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7900 S Vernon Ave — 488, 8 min walk NE
- 8100 S Vernon Ave — 420, 5 min walk E
- 8200 S Vernon Ave — 397, 5 min walk E
- 8000 S Vernon Ave — 343, 6 min walk NE
- 7900 S Rhodes Ave — 278, 10 min walk NE
Posted restrictions420 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 7900 S State Street — 288, 8 min walk NW
- 0 W 80th St — 84, 10 min walk NW
- 0 E 83rd St — 48, 4 min walk SW
Metered blocks1,469 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 400 E 79th St — 858, 8 min walk NE
- 500 E 79th St — 611, 10 min walk NE
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.