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?
2
8690 S Vincennes Ave (9 min walk) · 855 W 87th St (10 min walk)
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 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning88 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8500 S Normal Ave — 88, 3 min walk SE
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 NE
City sticker checks43 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 8700 S Normal Ave — 43, 7 min walk S
Plate checks2,819 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8200 S Green St — 241, 9 min walk NW
- 8600 S Lowe Ave — 189, 6 min walk S
- 8300 S Green St — 174, 8 min walk W
- 8500 S Parnell Ave — 141, 2 min walk S
- 8500 S Sangamon St — 139, 10 min walk W
Other enforcement153 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 200 W 87th St — 153, 10 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.
✓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.