Chicago parking by block · Clearing · Ward 13

Parking at 6050 S Central

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6000–6099 S Central. Everything here is from City records — 5,355 parking tickets written across 66 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Monday, September 28

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 13, section 9. 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 6050 S Central

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 W 62nd St alone took 96 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning430 tickets

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

5600 W 62nd St — 96 tickets, 4 min walk SW
5400 W 63rd Pl — 86 tickets, 7 min walk SE
5700 W 62nd St — 74 tickets, 5 min walk SW

Permit zones59 tickets

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

6000 S Parkside Ave — 59 tickets, 1 min walk W

Plate checks4,385 tickets

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

5600 W 63rd Pl — 353 tickets, 6 min walk S
5600 W 64th Pl — 333 tickets, 9 min walk S
5700 W 63rd Pl — 282 tickets, 9 min walk SW

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 13, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.