Chicago parking by block · Greater Grand Crossing · Ward 20

Parking at 6550 S Dan Ryan Express

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6500–6599 S Dan Ryan Express. Everything here is from City records — 4,909 parking tickets written across 56 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
10 E 63rd St (7 min walk) · 6250 S State St (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 10. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
27
Mon
Apr
28
Tue
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Aug
14
Fri
Aug
17
Mon
Oct
8
Thu
Oct
9
Fri

Streets to watch near 6550 S Dan Ryan Express

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6800 S Wabash Ave alone took 158 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning623 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones43 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks93 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks3,399 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions287 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement226 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 10 E 63rd Stred-light camera, 7 min walk NE
  • 6250 S State Stred-light camera, 7 min walk NE

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 20, section 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.