When is this block cleaned?
Monday, November 2
Then Tuesday, November 3. 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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute 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 1 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,554 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8100 S Drexel Ave — 553, 1 min walk NE
- 8000 S Drexel Ave — 486, 4 min walk N
- 8000 S Maryland Ave — 392, 4 min walk N
- 7800 S Ellis Ave — 213, 9 min walk N
- 8000 S Champlain Ave — 192, 7 min walk NW
Permit zones4,951 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8200 S Ellis Ave — 1,397, 4 min walk SE
- 7900 S Ellis Ave — 813, 7 min walk NE
- 7900 S Evans Ave — 726, 7 min walk NW
- 7900 S Dobson Ave — 655, 7 min walk NE
- 7800 S Evans Ave — 414, 9 min walk N
Plate checks15,098 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8100 S Ingleside Ave — 685, 2 min walk NE
- 7900 S Drexel Ave — 624, 6 min walk N
- 8200 S Ingleside Ave — 589, 3 min walk SE
- 8200 S Maryland Ave — 573, 2 min walk S
- 8200 S Drexel Ave — 568, 2 min walk S
Posted restrictions78 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1000 E 83rd St — 78, 5 min walk SE
Metered blocks6,199 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 8200 S Cottage Grove Ave — 1,695, 3 min walk SW
- 700 E 79th St — 1,337, 8 min walk NW
- 600 E 79th St — 1,159, 9 min walk NW
- 8100 S Cottage Grove Ave — 603, 2 min walk W
- 700 E 82nd St — 555, 4 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 8, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
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Jun22Mon
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Aug26Wed
Aug27Thu
Nov2Mon
Nov3Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, November 2.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
–CamerasNone nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
✓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.