When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then 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?
1
1215 E 83RD ST (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 8700 S Harper Ave alone took 115 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning314 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8700 S Harper Ave — 115, 6 min walk E
- 8400 S Blackstone Ave — 81, 7 min walk NE
- 8800 S Dorchester Ave — 62, 6 min walk SE
- 8500 S Dante Ave — 56, 4 min walk NE
Permit zones261 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8900 S Greenwood Ave — 114, 10 min walk SW
- 8900 S University Ave — 105, 9 min walk SW
- 8300 S Blackstone Ave — 42, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks4,122 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1600 E 86th Pl — 258, 9 min walk E
- 800 E 88th St — 214, 10 min walk SW
- 8800 S Dante Ave — 203, 7 min walk SE
- 8900 S Blackstone Ave — 202, 9 min walk SE
- 8600 S Ingleside Ave — 190, 9 min walk W
Metered blocks70 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1500 E 87th St — 70, 6 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 8, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jul7Tue
Jul8Wed
Sep10Thu
Sep11Fri
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed
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.
✓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.