Chicago parking by block · Woodlawn

Parking at 6250 S Stony Island Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6200–6299 S Stony Island Ave. Everything here is from City records — 8,178 parking tickets written across 53 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 Stony Island Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 E 61st St alone took 305 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,405 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones854 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,349 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,194 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks450 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement711 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

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