Parking at 6250 S Central
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6200–6299 S Central. Everything here is from City records — 6,965 parking tickets written across 68 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 6250 S Central
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 W 64th St alone took 127 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning723 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5400 W 64th St — 127 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 6400 S Long Ave — 121 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 5600 W 62nd St — 96 tickets, 3 min walk NW
Permit zones59 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6000 S Parkside Ave — 59 tickets, 5 min walk N
Plate checks5,693 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5600 W 63rd Pl — 353 tickets, 1 min walk SW
- 5600 W 64th Pl — 333 tickets, 4 min walk S
- 5700 W 63rd Pl — 282 tickets, 4 min walk SW
Metered blocks131 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 6300 S Lorel Ave — 131 tickets, 7 min walk E
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.