Chicago parking by block · West Lawn · Ward 13

Parking at 6150 S Karlov Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6100–6199 S Karlov Ave. Everything here is from City records — 13,518 parking tickets written across 126 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, November 13

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

6198 S Pulaski Rd (3 min walk) · 6201 S Pulaski Rd (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 13, section 25. 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 S Karlov Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6300 S Karlov Ave alone took 237 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,818 tickets

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

6300 S Karlov Ave — 237 tickets, 4 min walk S
3900 W 62nd Pl — 154 tickets, 5 min walk SE
6200 S Kolin Ave — 133 tickets, 7 min walk SW

Permit zones1,193 tickets

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

3900 W 59th St — 225 tickets, 6 min walk NE
6000 S Kenneth Ave — 176 tickets, 9 min walk W
5900 S Kostner Ave — 157 tickets, 10 min walk NW

City sticker checks354 tickets

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

4100 W 58th Pl — 143 tickets, 8 min walk N
6000 S Kolin Ave — 66 tickets, 7 min walk NW
5800 S Keeler Ave — 55 tickets, 8 min walk N

Plate checks6,983 tickets

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

3800 W 63rd St — 301 tickets, 8 min walk SE
3900 W 64th Pl — 256 tickets, 8 min walk SE
6200 S Karlov Ave — 223 tickets, 3 min walk S

Posted restrictions1,147 tickets

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

3800 W 62nd St — 374 tickets, 6 min walk E
6200 S Kedvale Ave — 230 tickets, 3 min walk SW
4200 W 63rd St — 136 tickets, 5 min walk SW

Metered blocks1,502 tickets

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

4000 W 63rd St — 622 tickets, 3 min walk S
3900 W 63rd St — 391 tickets, 6 min walk SE
6200 S Komensky Ave — 271 tickets, 3 min walk SE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

6198 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk E
6201 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk E
6254 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 4 min walk SE
4009 W 63rd St — red-light camera, 4 min walk SE
4298 w 59th St — speed camera, 8 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 5 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 13, section 25. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.