Parking at 6050 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6000–6099 S Lake Shore Dr. Everything here is from City records — 1,002 parking tickets written across 11 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 6050 S Lake Shore Dr
posted restrictions is the thing to watch around here: 1900 E Hayes Dr alone took 605 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Posted restrictions853 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1900 E Hayes Dr — 605 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 6200 S Lake Shore Dr — 123 tickets, 4 min walk S
- 5700 S Lake Shore Dr — 83 tickets, 8 min walk N
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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.