Chicago parking by block · West Lawn · Ward 23

Parking at 3950 W 61st Pl

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3900–3999 W 61st Pl. Everything here is from City records — 14,004 parking tickets written across 117 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

6201 S Pulaski Rd (3 min walk) · 6198 S Pulaski Rd (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 17. 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 3950 W 61st Pl

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3700 W 59th St alone took 354 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,361 tickets

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

3700 W 59th St — 354 tickets, 8 min walk NE
6300 S Karlov Ave — 237 tickets, 7 min walk SW
3900 W 62nd Pl — 154 tickets, 4 min walk S

Permit zones471 tickets

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

3900 W 59th St — 225 tickets, 4 min walk N
4000 W 58th Pl — 127 tickets, 8 min walk N
6200 S Keeler Ave — 119 tickets, 7 min walk SW

City sticker checks354 tickets

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

4100 W 58th Pl — 143 tickets, 8 min walk NW
6000 S Kolin Ave — 66 tickets, 10 min walk W
5800 S Keeler Ave — 55 tickets, 8 min walk NW

Plate checks7,912 tickets

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

3700 W 63rd St — 349 tickets, 8 min walk SE
3800 W 63rd St — 301 tickets, 7 min walk SE
3900 W 64th Pl — 256 tickets, 9 min walk S

Posted restrictions1,059 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

3800 W 62nd St — 374 tickets, 4 min walk SE
6200 S Kedvale Ave — 230 tickets, 6 min walk SW
4200 W 63rd St — 136 tickets, 8 min walk SW

Metered blocks1,502 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

4000 W 63rd St — 622 tickets, 6 min walk SW
3900 W 63rd St — 391 tickets, 6 min walk S
6200 S Komensky Ave — 271 tickets, 5 min walk SW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

6201 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk S
6198 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk S
6254 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 5 min walk S
4009 W 63rd St — red-light camera, 5 min walk S
4298 w 59th St — speed camera, 10 min walk NW

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 5 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 23, section 17. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.