When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 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: 9800 S Drexel Ave alone took 64 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning323 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 9800 S Drexel Ave — 64, 6 min walk SW
- 9800 S Dobson Ave — 61, 4 min walk S
- 9500 S University Ave — 55, 3 min walk NE
- 9800 S Avalon Ave — 53, 6 min walk SE
- 9700 S Ellis Ave — 47, 3 min walk SW
City sticker checks85 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 9700 S University Ave — 43, 3 min walk SE
- 9800 S Woodlawn Ave — 42, 5 min walk SE
Plate checks677 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 9500 S Greenwood Ave — 113, 3 min walk N
- 9500 S Avalon Ave — 72, 5 min walk NE
- 9300 S Avalon Ave — 66, 10 min walk NE
- 9700 S Woodlawn Ave — 65, 3 min walk SE
- 9500 S Woodlawn Ave — 59, 4 min walk NE
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 8, section 23. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
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Jun4Thu
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
–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.