Chicago parking by block · Dunning · Ward 30

Parking at 6050 W Melrose St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6000–6099 W Melrose St. Everything here is from City records — 14,658 parking tickets written across 137 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Wednesday, October 21

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

3577 N Austin Ave (9 min walk) · 6001 W Addison St (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 30, section 11. 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 W Melrose St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5700 W Barry Ave alone took 175 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,330 tickets

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

5700 W Barry Ave — 175 tickets, 9 min walk SE
3200 N Narragansett Ave — 151 tickets, 9 min walk W
5700 W Wellington Ave — 148 tickets, 9 min walk SE

Permit zones1,829 tickets

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

3100 N Menard Ave — 188 tickets, 7 min walk E
6000 W Nelson St — 156 tickets, 5 min walk S
3000 N Menard Ave — 152 tickets, 8 min walk SE

City sticker checks64 tickets

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

6200 W Newport Ave — 64 tickets, 7 min walk NW

Plate checks2,247 tickets

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

6300 W Melrose St — 196 tickets, 8 min walk W
3100 N Monitor Ave — 141 tickets, 6 min walk SE
3100 N Marmora Ave — 139 tickets, 5 min walk SE

Posted restrictions992 tickets

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

5900 W Addison St — 309 tickets, 9 min walk N
2900 N Austin Ave — 250 tickets, 8 min walk S
6000 W Addison Street — 188 tickets, 9 min walk N

Metered blocks3,637 tickets

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

5600 W Belmont Ave — 2,692 tickets, 9 min walk E
6000 W Belmont Ave — 344 tickets, 1 min walk S
5700 W Belmont Ave — 278 tickets, 8 min walk E

Other enforcement107 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

3400 N Mobile Ave — 107 tickets, 8 min walk NW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3577 N Austin Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk N
6001 W Addison St — red-light camera, 9 min walk N
3115 N Narragansett Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk W
3116 N Narragansett Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk W

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 4 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 30, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.