Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 50

Parking at 6150 N Francisco Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6100–6199 N Francisco Ave. Everything here is from City records — 39,646 parking tickets written across 128 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
2801 W Peterson Ave (4 min walk) · 5981 N California Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 50, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon
Oct
8
Thu
Oct
9
Fri
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 6150 N Francisco Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 W Rosemont Ave alone took 392 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,604 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,248 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks618 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,317 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks23,388 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement281 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2801 W Peterson Avered-light camera, 4 min walk SE
  • 5981 N California Avered-light camera, 5 min walk SE
  • 6377 N California Avered-light camera, 6 min walk N
  • 2805 W Devon Avered-light camera, 6 min walk N
  • 2650 W Peterson Avespeed camera, 7 min walk SE
  • 3137 W Peterson Avespeed camera, 9 min walk SW

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 6 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 50, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.