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?
2
8690 S Vincennes Ave (8 min walk) · 855 W 87th St (8 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8000 S Carpenter St alone took 205 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,191 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8000 S Carpenter St — 205, 9 min walk N
- 8300 S Elizabeth St — 142, 7 min walk W
- 8000 S Morgan St — 128, 8 min walk N
- 8300 S Sangamon St — 119, 1 min walk N
- 8400 S May St — 117, 5 min walk SW
Permit zones52 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8700 S Peoria St — 52, 10 min walk S
City sticker checks56 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 1100 W 82nd St — 56, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks6,786 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8200 S Green St — 241, 4 min walk NE
- 8300 S May St — 223, 5 min walk W
- 8100 S May St — 198, 7 min walk NW
- 8700 S Morgan St — 191, 10 min walk S
- 8200 S Elizabeth St — 188, 8 min walk W
Posted restrictions84 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 8300 S Racine Ave — 84, 6 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 17, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
Jun11Thu
Jun12Fri
Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
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.
✓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.