Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 50

Parking at 6450 N Whipple St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6400–6499 N Whipple St. Everything here is from City records — 30,610 parking tickets written across 104 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
2805 W Devon Ave (6 min walk) · 6377 N California Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 50, section 7. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
Jul
9
Thu
Jul
10
Fri
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Sep
28
Mon
Sep
29
Tue
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 6450 N Whipple St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 W Rosemont Ave alone took 392 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,364 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones632 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks449 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,019 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks19,766 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2805 W Devon Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk E
  • 6377 N California Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk E

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 2 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 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.