Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 40

Parking at 6150 N Wolcott Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6100–6199 N Wolcott Ave. Everything here is from City records — 27,871 parking tickets written across 97 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?

5970 N Clark St (9 min walk) · 5921 N Clark St (10 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.

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Streets to watch near 6150 N Wolcott Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6200 N Hoyne Ave alone took 584 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,612 tickets

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

6200 N Hoyne Ave — 584 tickets, 6 min walk W
6300 N Hoyne Ave — 463 tickets, 7 min walk NW
6400 N Hamilton Ave — 415 tickets, 10 min walk NW

Permit zones5,437 tickets

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

6100 N Hamilton Ave — 576 tickets, 7 min walk W
6200 N Bell Ave — 499 tickets, 9 min walk W
6100 N Wolcott Ave — 496 tickets, 1 min walk N

Plate checks4,822 tickets

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

6100 N Seeley Ave — 679 tickets, 4 min walk W
2000 W Arthur Ave — 529 tickets, 9 min walk NW
6400 N Seeley Ave — 494 tickets, 9 min walk NW

Posted restrictions6,850 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

6100 N Damen Ave — 740 tickets, 3 min walk W
6100 N Hoyne Ave — 631 tickets, 6 min walk W
6200 N Leavitt St — 583 tickets, 8 min walk W

Metered blocks5,719 tickets

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

2100 W Devon Ave — 1,865 tickets, 9 min walk NW
2000 W Devon Ave — 1,787 tickets, 7 min walk NW
6400 N Clark St — 612 tickets, 9 min walk NE

Other enforcement362 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

2100 W Hood Ave — 362 tickets, 6 min walk W

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5970 N Clark St — red-light camera, 9 min walk SE
5921 N Clark St — red-light camera, 10 min walk SE

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 2 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.