When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
Then Wednesday, October 14. 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: 8900 S Exchange Ave alone took 142 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,770 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8900 S Exchange Ave — 142, 8 min walk S
- 8800 S Saginaw Ave — 135, 6 min walk SW
- 8800 S Escanaba Ave — 122, 5 min walk S
- 8700 S Kingston Ave — 120, 7 min walk W
- 8600 S Marquette Ave — 119, 4 min walk W
Permit zones219 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8800 S Colfax Ave — 147, 7 min walk SW
- 8500 S Houston Ave — 72, 6 min walk NE
Plate checks4,548 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8700 S Escanaba Ave — 222, 2 min walk SE
- 8700 S Saginaw Ave — 221, 5 min walk SW
- 8700 S Exchange Ave — 220, 4 min walk SE
- 8700 S Marquette Ave — 215, 4 min walk SW
- 8900 S Muskegon Ave — 184, 7 min walk S
Metered blocks2,804 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 8900 S Commercial Ave — 1,849, 9 min walk SE
- 8700 S Commercial Ave — 746, 5 min walk SE
- 8800 S Commercial Ave — 209, 6 min walk SE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 10, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Oct13Tue
Oct14Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 13.
–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.