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?
4
49 W 85th St (6 min walk) · 8550 S Lafayette Ave (7 min walk) · 8646 S Lafayette Ave (8 min walk) +1 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8500 S Normal Ave alone took 88 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning134 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8500 S Normal Ave — 88, 5 min walk SW
- 8200 S La Salle St — 46, 7 min walk NE
Permit zones60 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8100 S Stewart Ave — 60, 9 min walk N
City sticker checks43 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 8700 S Normal Ave — 43, 9 min walk SW
Plate checks1,461 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8500 S Parnell Ave — 141, 6 min walk SW
- 8100 S Harvard Ave — 105, 9 min walk N
- 8400 S Wabash Ave — 104, 10 min walk E
- 500 W 85th St — 100, 6 min walk W
- 8500 S Wabash Ave — 99, 10 min walk E
Posted restrictions82 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 8600 S State St — 82, 9 min walk SE
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.
✓Cameras4 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.