Chicago parking by block · West Lawn · Ward 13

Parking at 6250 S Kolin Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6200–6299 S Kolin Ave. Everything here is from City records — 12,489 parking tickets written across 125 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, November 10
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
4009 W 63rd St (8 min walk) · 6254 S Pulaski Rd (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 13, section 24. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Nov
10
Tue
Nov
12
Thu

Streets to watch near 6250 S Kolin Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6300 S Karlov Ave alone took 237 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,386 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,262 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks112 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks5,016 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions836 tickets
Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.
Metered blocks1,243 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4009 W 63rd St — red-light camera, 8 min walk E
  • 6254 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 9 min walk E
  • 6198 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 9 min walk E
  • 6201 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 9 min walk E
  • 4298 w 59th St — speed camera, 10 min walk N

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 24. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.