When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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
49 W 85th St (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7900 S Harvard Ave alone took 152 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning425 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7900 S Harvard Ave — 152, 10 min walk N
- 8000 S Stewart Ave — 97, 7 min walk N
- 8500 S Normal Ave — 88, 6 min walk S
- 8200 S La Salle St — 46, 7 min walk E
- 8000 S Vincennes Ave — 42, 7 min walk N
Permit zones171 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 100 W 80th St — 111, 10 min walk NE
- 8100 S Stewart Ave — 60, 5 min walk N
Plate checks2,088 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8500 S Parnell Ave — 141, 7 min walk SW
- 8000 S Princeton Ave — 141, 7 min walk N
- 8100 S Emerald Ave — 122, 9 min walk NW
- 8300 S Kerfoot Ave — 121, 8 min walk W
- 8000 S Union Ave — 111, 10 min walk NW
Other enforcement52 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 100 W 83rd St — 52, 6 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 21, section 20. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May26Tue
May27Wed
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
–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.