Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 50

Parking at 6250 N California Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6200–6299 N California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 58,709 parking tickets written across 140 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

6377 N California Ave (3 min walk) · 2805 W Devon Ave (4 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.

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Streets to watch near 6250 N California Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 W Rosemont Ave alone took 392 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,716 tickets

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

2800 W Rosemont Ave — 392 tickets, 2 min walk NW
2400 W Rosemont Ave — 311 tickets, 8 min walk E
6500 N Francisco Ave — 283 tickets, 8 min walk N

Permit zones6,991 tickets

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

6200 N Talman Ave — 550 tickets, 4 min walk E
6500 N Talman Ave — 512 tickets, 8 min walk NE
6200 N Artesian Ave — 450 tickets, 9 min walk E

Plate checks553 tickets

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

2600 W Glenlake Ave — 220 tickets, 6 min walk SE
6200 N California Ave — 184 tickets, 1 min walk N
6000 N Campbell Ave — 149 tickets, 9 min walk SE

Posted restrictions4,512 tickets

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

6400 N Rockwell St — 479 tickets, 7 min walk NE
2500 W Rosemont Ave — 434 tickets, 7 min walk E
2600 W Rosemont Ave — 361 tickets, 3 min walk NE

Metered blocks37,802 tickets

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

2400 W Devon Ave — 6,028 tickets, 9 min walk NE
2600 W Devon Ave — 4,712 tickets, 5 min walk NE
2500 W Devon Ave — 3,646 tickets, 8 min walk NE

Other enforcement45 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

3000 W Peterson — 45 tickets, 8 min walk SW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

6377 N California Ave — red-light camera, 3 min walk N
2805 W Devon Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk N
2801 W Peterson Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk S
5981 N California Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk S
2650 W Peterson Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk SE

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