Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 40

Parking at 6150 N Hamilton Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6100–6199 N Hamilton Ave. Everything here is from City records — 48,565 parking tickets written across 85 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 2342
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
3
2340 W Peterson Ave (6 min walk) · 6016 N Western Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
21
Thu
May
22
Fri
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 6150 N Hamilton Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6200 N Hoyne Ave alone took 584 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,171 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones9,876 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,494 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions7,621 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks22,998 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement362 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2340 W Peterson Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 6016 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk W
  • 6355 N Western 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.
  • Zone 2342 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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.
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 40, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.