Chicago parking by block · West Englewood · Ward 16

Parking at 2150 W 61st

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2100–2199 W 61st. Everything here is from City records — 12,786 parking tickets written across 93 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?
4
6274 S Damen Ave (7 min walk) · 6309 S Damen Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 16, section 12. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
1
Fri
May
4
Mon
Jul
15
Wed
Jul
16
Thu
Sep
24
Thu
Sep
25
Fri

Streets to watch near 2150 W 61st

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5800 S Artesian Ave alone took 257 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,166 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,179 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,692 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions135 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks4,108 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 6274 S Damen Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk SE
  • 6309 S Damen Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk SE
  • 6301 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk SW
  • 2411 W 63rd St — red-light camera, 8 min walk SW

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 4 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 16, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.