When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 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: 9800 S Drexel Ave alone took 64 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
Street cleaning268 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 9800 S Drexel Ave — 64, 2 min walk NE
- 9800 S Dobson Ave — 61, 5 min walk E
- 9800 S Avalon Ave — 53, 10 min walk E
- 9700 S Ellis Ave — 47, 5 min walk NE
- 9700 S Dobson Ave — 43, 6 min walk NE
City sticker checks85 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 9700 S University Ave — 43, 8 min walk NE
- 9800 S Woodlawn Ave — 42, 9 min walk E
Plate checks610 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 600 E 101st Pl — 89, 8 min walk SW
- 600 E 100th Pl — 77, 4 min walk SW
- 10100 S St Lawrence Ave — 72, 9 min walk SW
- 9700 S Woodlawn Ave — 65, 9 min walk NE
- 10000 S Rhodes Ave — 60, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions53 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 10200 S Cottage Grove — 53, 9 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 8, section 23. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
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Aug10Mon
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Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
–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.