Chicago parking by block · Chicago Lawn · Ward 17

Parking at 2650 W 70th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2600–2699 W 70th St. Everything here is from City records — 13,825 parking tickets written across 113 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Thursday, October 29

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

None

None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 17, section 24. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 2650 W 70th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6600 S Maplewood Ave alone took 223 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,263 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

6600 S Maplewood Ave — 223 tickets, 9 min walk N
6800 S Campbell Ave — 187 tickets, 6 min walk NE
6900 S Artesian Ave — 182 tickets, 6 min walk E

Permit zones1,805 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

6700 S Campbell Ave — 628 tickets, 8 min walk NE
6900 S Rockwell St — 367 tickets, 3 min walk NE
6700 S Maplewood Ave — 345 tickets, 8 min walk NE

City sticker checks253 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

6800 S Artesian Ave — 126 tickets, 7 min walk NE
6700 S Washtenaw Ave — 84 tickets, 7 min walk N
6700 S Western Avenue — 43 tickets, 10 min walk NE

Plate checks8,454 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

7100 S Rockwell St — 288 tickets, 4 min walk SE
6600 S Campbell Ave — 265 tickets, 10 min walk NE
7000 S Maplewood Ave — 238 tickets, 4 min walk SE

Posted restrictions648 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

7000 S California Ave — 309 tickets, 4 min walk SW
6600 S California Ave — 199 tickets, 9 min walk N
6900 S Washtenaw Ave — 140 tickets, 2 min walk NW

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 17, section 24. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.