When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
Then Wednesday, October 14. 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
8590 S Martin Luther King Dr (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8100 S Drexel Ave alone took 553 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,218 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8100 S Drexel Ave — 553, 8 min walk NE
- 8000 S Champlain Ave — 192, 9 min walk N
- 8300 S St Lawrence Ave — 150, 4 min walk NW
- 400 E 81st St — 127, 10 min walk NW
- 8200 S St Lawrence Ave — 68, 5 min walk NW
Permit zones1,970 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8200 S Ellis Ave — 1,397, 8 min walk NE
- 8600 S Maryland Ave — 299, 8 min walk SE
- 8600 S Drexel Ave — 274, 8 min walk SE
Plate checks12,523 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8100 S Ingleside Ave — 685, 9 min walk NE
- 8200 S Ingleside Ave — 589, 7 min walk NE
- 8200 S Maryland Ave — 573, 5 min walk NE
- 8200 S Drexel Ave — 568, 6 min walk NE
- 8100 S Maryland Ave — 557, 7 min walk NE
Posted restrictions229 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 E 87th Pl — 151, 9 min walk S
- 1000 E 83rd St — 78, 9 min walk E
Metered blocks3,354 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 8200 S Cottage Grove Ave — 1,695, 5 min walk NE
- 8100 S Cottage Grove Ave — 603, 7 min walk N
- 700 E 82nd St — 555, 6 min walk N
- 8000 S Cottage Grove Ave — 387, 10 min walk N
- 700 E 83rd St — 114, 4 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 6, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul27Mon
Jul28Tue
Oct13Tue
Oct14Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 13.
–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.