Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 50

Parking at 6550 N Bell Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6500–6599 N Bell Ave. Everything here is from City records — 71,036 parking tickets written across 119 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, October 6

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

6523 N Western Ave (4 min walk) · 6408 N Western Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 50, section 10. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 6550 N Bell Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6200 N Hoyne Ave alone took 584 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,477 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

6200 N Hoyne Ave — 584 tickets, 8 min walk SE
6100 N Western Ave — 469 tickets, 10 min walk S
6300 N Hoyne Ave — 463 tickets, 6 min walk SE

Permit zones8,440 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

6100 N Claremont Ave — 964 tickets, 9 min walk S
6500 N Seeley Ave — 684 tickets, 5 min walk E
6200 N Claremont Ave — 675 tickets, 7 min walk S

Plate checks4,356 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

6400 N Leavitt St — 656 tickets, 2 min walk SE
2000 W Arthur Ave — 529 tickets, 5 min walk E
6400 N Seeley Ave — 494 tickets, 5 min walk E

Posted restrictions9,672 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

2300 W Arthur Ave — 1,012 tickets, 3 min walk W
2200 W Granville Ave — 766 tickets, 8 min walk S
2300 W Granville Ave — 736 tickets, 9 min walk S

Metered blocks42,912 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

2400 W Devon Ave — 6,028 tickets, 6 min walk SW
2300 W Devon Ave — 4,903 tickets, 4 min walk SW
2200 W Devon Ave — 4,347 tickets, 3 min walk S

Other enforcement124 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

6500 N Oakley Ave — 124 tickets, 1 min walk W

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

6523 N Western Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk W
6408 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk SW
6355 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk SW

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 3 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 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.