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 Avalon Ave alone took 53 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning100 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 9800 S Avalon Ave — 53, 8 min walk W
- 1800 E 96th St — 47, 9 min walk NE
Permit zones179 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 9600 S Van Vlissingen Rd — 124, 9 min walk NE
- 9500 S Constance Ave — 55, 9 min walk NE
City sticker checks42 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 9800 S Woodlawn Ave — 42, 9 min walk W
Plate checks305 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 10000 S Woodlawn Ave — 184, 9 min walk SW
- 9700 S Woodlawn Ave — 65, 10 min walk W
- 9700 S Van Vlissingen Rd — 56, 10 min walk E
Other enforcement47 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1600 E 95th St — 47, 8 min walk N
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.
Jun3Wed
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.