Chicago parking by block · South Shore · Ward 5

Parking at 1950 E 68th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1900–1999 E 68th St. Everything here is from City records — 28,994 parking tickets written across 96 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
6715 S Cornell Dr (8 min walk) · 6717 S Stony Island Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Sep
24
Thu
Sep
25
Fri

Streets to watch near 1950 E 68th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1700 E 67th St alone took 1,190 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,184 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Plate checks11,451 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,958 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks3,316 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement1,825 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 6715 S Cornell Drred-light camera, 8 min walk W
  • 6717 S Stony Island Avered-light camera, 8 min walk W

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 2 cameras nearby.
  • 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 5, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.