When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29. 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 East End Ave alone took 50 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning95 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 8900 S East End Ave — 50, 5 min walk NW
- 8800 S Constance Ave — 45, 6 min walk N
Permit zones404 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2000 E 93rd St — 124, 8 min walk SE
- 8700 S Bennett Ave — 96, 8 min walk N
- 8800 S Clyde Ave — 89, 9 min walk NE
- 9300 S Euclid Ave — 50, 7 min walk SE
- 9000 S Harper Ave — 45, 8 min walk W
Plate checks3,779 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 8900 S Blackstone Ave — 202, 9 min walk W
- 8900 S Harper Ave — 151, 8 min walk W
- 8800 S Harper Ave — 150, 9 min walk NW
- 9200 S Merrill Ave — 145, 9 min walk SE
- 9100 S Blackstone Ave — 137, 9 min walk W
Metered blocks2,437 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1600 E 87th St — 1,615, 9 min walk NW
- 1700 E 87th St — 822, 10 min walk N
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 8, section 17. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
–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.