When is this block cleaned?
Friday, November 6
Then Monday, November 9. 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
7901 S South Chicago Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8400 S Blackstone Ave alone took 81 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning391 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8400 S Blackstone Ave — 81, 7 min walk SW
- 8200 S Dorchester Ave — 79, 9 min walk W
- 8000 S Dante Ave — 78, 10 min walk NW
- 8200 S Harper Ave — 70, 5 min walk W
- 8300 S Bennett Ave — 42, 4 min walk SE
Permit zones625 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8200 S Chappel Ave — 217, 8 min walk E
- 8100 S Chappel Ave — 196, 8 min walk NE
- 1600 E 84th St — 170, 3 min walk SW
- 8300 S Blackstone Ave — 42, 6 min walk W
City sticker checks58 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 8100 S Harper Ave — 58, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks5,466 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8500 S Bennett Ave — 324, 8 min walk SE
- 1600 E 86th Pl — 258, 10 min walk S
- 1700 E 84th St — 211, 3 min walk S
- 1500 E 85th St — 181, 8 min walk SW
- 1700 E 85th St — 179, 6 min walk S
Metered blocks103 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1700 E 79th St — 103, 10 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 8, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Sep1Tue
Sep2Wed
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, November 6.
–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.