Parking at 6450 W Montrose
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6400–6499 W Montrose. Everything here is from City records — 1,862 parking tickets written across 50 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 38, section 9. 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 Montrose
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4500 N Melvina Ave alone took 74 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
- 4500 N Melvina Ave — 74 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 4200 N Melvina Ave — 67 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 4300 N Melvina Ave — 63 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 6300 W Cuyler Ave — 238 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 4400 N Mulligan Ave — 54 tickets, 3 min walk E
- 4300 N Meade Ave — 108 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 4500 N Mulligan Ave — 105 tickets, 5 min walk NE
- 4200 N Moody Ave — 80 tickets, 9 min walk SE
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.
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 38, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.