Parking at 6450 W Foster
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6400–6499 W Foster. Everything here is from City records — 2,556 parking tickets written across 114 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 41, section 26. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 6450 W Foster
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5300 N Nashville Ave alone took 83 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
- 5300 N Nashville Ave — 83 tickets, 4 min walk NW
- 4800 N Melvina Ave — 61 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 5000 N Meade Ave — 45 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 4800 N Mobile Ave — 63 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 5400 N Normandy Ave — 44 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 5300 N Mcvicker Ave — 94 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 5000 N Natchez Ave — 71 tickets, 4 min walk S
- 5300 N Nagle Ave — 68 tickets, 4 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5155 N Nagle Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk SE
- 6378 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 1 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.
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 41, section 26. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.