When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17. 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: 9700 S Forest Ave alone took 71 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning194 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 9700 S Forest Ave — 71, 4 min walk N
- 10000 S Lafayette Ave — 71, 8 min walk W
- 9700 S Indiana Ave — 52, 4 min walk N
Permit zones938 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 9600 S Forest Ave — 316, 7 min walk N
- 9600 S Calumet Ave — 297, 8 min walk N
- 9700 S Calumet Ave — 190, 5 min walk NE
- 9800 S Calumet Ave — 76, 3 min walk NE
- 9500 S Indiana Ave — 59, 10 min walk N
Plate checks2,677 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 0 E 101st St — 134, 6 min walk SW
- 9500 S Forest Ave — 129, 10 min walk N
- 10300 S Prairie Ave — 109, 10 min walk S
- 9700 S Prairie Ave — 109, 4 min walk N
- 9600 S Michigan Ave — 103, 7 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 9, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 16.
–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.