When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21. 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: 500 E 86th St alone took 67 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning67 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 500 E 86th St — 67, 7 min walk NW
Permit zones849 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8600 S Maryland Ave — 299, 3 min walk NE
- 8600 S Drexel Ave — 274, 4 min walk NE
- 1100 E 90th St — 122, 10 min walk SE
- 8900 S Greenwood Ave — 114, 9 min walk SE
- 1000 E 90th St — 40, 8 min walk SE
Plate checks6,766 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 800 E 89th St — 297, 4 min walk SE
- 700 E 88th St — 273, 2 min walk SW
- 400 E 87th St — 263, 8 min walk W
- 600 E 89th St — 253, 4 min walk SW
- 500 E 89th St — 239, 7 min walk SW
Posted restrictions151 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 E 87th Pl — 151, 1 min walk NW
Other enforcement135 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 8400 S Cottage Grove — 82, 9 min walk N
- 8900 S Cottage Grove — 53, 6 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 8, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
–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.