When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23. 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 Dorchester Ave alone took 62 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning62 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8800 S Dorchester Ave — 62, 8 min walk E
Permit zones954 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 8600 S Maryland Ave — 299, 7 min walk NW
- 8600 S Drexel Ave — 274, 6 min walk NW
- 1100 E 90th St — 122, 4 min walk S
- 8900 S Greenwood Ave — 114, 3 min walk S
- 8900 S University Ave — 105, 4 min walk SE
City sticker checks44 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 9100 S University Ave — 44, 9 min walk S
Plate checks4,475 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 800 E 89th St — 297, 5 min walk W
- 700 E 88th St — 273, 8 min walk W
- 8500 S Drexel Ave — 217, 8 min walk NW
- 800 E 88th St — 214, 3 min walk W
- 8800 S Dante Ave — 203, 9 min walk E
Posted restrictions151 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 E 87th Pl — 151, 8 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 8, section 15. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May11Mon
May12Tue
Jul17Fri
Jul20Mon
Sep22Tue
Sep23Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, September 22.
–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.