Parking at 6050 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6000–6099 S Stony Island Ave. Everything here is from City records — 7,861 parking tickets written across 57 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 Stony Island Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 E 61st St alone took 305 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,738 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1500 E 61st St — 305 tickets, 2 min walk SW
- 5700 S Blackstone Ave — 264 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 1500 E 59th St — 232 tickets, 5 min walk N
Permit zones854 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6100 S Kimbark Ave — 854 tickets, 9 min walk W
Plate checks2,651 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1500 E 62nd St — 354 tickets, 3 min walk S
- 6200 S Dorchester Ave — 351 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 1300 E 62nd St — 284 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Posted restrictions270 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 6400 S Stony Island Ave — 216 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 5800 S Stony Island Ave — 54 tickets, 4 min walk N
Metered blocks450 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1400 E 59th St — 272 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 1600 E Hayes Dr — 178 tickets, 6 min walk S
Other enforcement668 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1500 E Midway Plaisance — 235 tickets, 3 min walk NW
- 1400 E Midway Plaisance — 203 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 1500 E 60th St — 131 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.
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.