Parking at 6250 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6200–6299 S Lake Shore Dr. Everything here is from City records — 1,348 parking tickets written across 14 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 Lake Shore Dr
plate checks is the thing to watch around here: 6400 S Promontory Dr alone took 65 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Plate checks65 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6400 S Promontory Dr — 65 tickets, 7 min walk SE
Posted restrictions1,089 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1900 E Hayes Dr — 605 tickets, 4 min walk SW
- 6400 S Richards Dr — 319 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 6200 S Lake Shore Dr — 123 tickets, 1 min walk N
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.