Parking at 8950 S Prairie Ave
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Parking at this address

8950 S Prairie Ave

Ward 6, cleaning section 18 · 6,413 parking tickets were written across 86 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 23
Then Monday, October 26. 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: 400 E 90th St alone took 57 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning57 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 400 E 90th St — 57, 5 min walk E
Permit zones1,050 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 8700 S Wabash Ave — 320, 7 min walk NW
  • 8700 S Michigan Ave — 311, 6 min walk NW
  • 8800 S Wabash Ave — 182, 6 min walk NW
  • 8700 S Indiana Ave — 171, 6 min walk N
  • 9200 S Wabash Ave — 66, 9 min walk SW
City sticker checks76 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 9200 S Prairie Ave — 76, 8 min walk S
Plate checks4,322 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 400 E 87th St — 263, 7 min walk NE
  • 600 E 89th St — 253, 10 min walk E
  • 500 E 89th St — 239, 8 min walk E
  • 600 E 90th St — 213, 10 min walk E
  • 400 E 88th St — 209, 6 min walk NE
Posted restrictions325 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 8600 S Wabash Ave — 153, 9 min walk NW
  • 8700 S State St — 131, 8 min walk NW
  • 8800 S State St — 41, 7 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 6, section 18. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May19Tue
May20Wed
Aug6Thu
Aug7Fri
Oct23Fri
Oct26Mon

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 23.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.