When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 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: 8800 S Saginaw Ave alone took 135 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,023 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8800 S Saginaw Ave — 135, 7 min walk S
- 8800 S Escanaba Ave — 122, 8 min walk SE
- 8700 S Kingston Ave — 120, 6 min walk SW
- 8600 S Marquette Ave — 119, 2 min walk SW
- 8500 S Marquette Ave — 109, 1 min walk NW
Permit zones295 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8800 S Colfax Ave — 147, 7 min walk SW
- 8400 S Phillips Ave — 76, 8 min walk NW
- 8500 S Houston Ave — 72, 8 min walk E
Plate checks4,264 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8700 S Escanaba Ave — 222, 6 min walk SE
- 8700 S Saginaw Ave — 221, 5 min walk SW
- 8700 S Exchange Ave — 220, 7 min walk SE
- 8700 S Marquette Ave — 215, 4 min walk S
- 8900 S Muskegon Ave — 184, 10 min walk S
Metered blocks955 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 8700 S Commercial Ave — 746, 8 min walk SE
- 8800 S Commercial Ave — 209, 10 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 7, section 13. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May5Tue
May6Wed
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Sep10Thu
Sep11Fri
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
–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.