Chicago parking by block · Roseland · Ward 9

Parking at 10650 S Forest Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 10600–10699 S Forest Ave. Everything here is from City records — 7,130 parking tickets written across 112 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 9, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon

Streets to watch near 10650 S Forest Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 10900 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr alone took 105 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning105 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Plate checks5,952 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Other enforcement120 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
  • The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
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Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward 9, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.