Parking at 6150 N Elston Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6100–6199 N Elston Ave. Everything here is from City records — 2,760 parking tickets written across 97 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 39, section 18. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 6150 N Elston Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5800 N Mulligan Ave alone took 71 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
- 5800 N Mulligan Ave — 71 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 6000 N Elston Ave — 68 tickets, 2 min walk SE
- 5800 N Moody Ave — 64 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 6300 W Highland Ave — 57 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 6300 N Mobile Ave — 120 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 6100 N Meade Ave — 103 tickets, 2 min walk NE
- 5700 N Mcvicker Ave — 97 tickets, 10 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5941 N Nagle — speed camera, 6 min walk SW
- 6396 W Devon Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
- 6410 N Milwaukee Ave — red-light 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 3 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.
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 39, section 18. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.