Chicago parking by block · West Lawn · Ward 13

Parking at 6550 S Kilbourn Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6500–6599 S Kilbourn Ave. Everything here is from City records — 6,450 parking tickets written across 103 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, November 17

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

4516 W Marquette Rd (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 13, section 26. 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 S Kilbourn Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6200 S Knox Ave alone took 134 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,305 tickets

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

6200 S Knox Ave — 134 tickets, 9 min walk NW
6200 S Kolin Ave — 133 tickets, 9 min walk NE
6300 S Kildare Ave — 126 tickets, 8 min walk NE

Permit zones435 tickets

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

6300 S Keating Ave — 143 tickets, 9 min walk NW
6700 S Kostner Ave — 128 tickets, 5 min walk SE
6500 S Kilpatrick Ave — 120 tickets, 5 min walk W

City sticker checks52 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

4100 W 66th St — 52 tickets, 9 min walk E

Plate checks3,457 tickets

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

6300 S Kilpatrick Ave — 177 tickets, 8 min walk NW
6200 S Kildare Ave — 162 tickets, 9 min walk NE
6200 S Kilpatrick Ave — 156 tickets, 10 min walk NW

Posted restrictions399 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

4200 W 63rd St — 136 tickets, 10 min walk NE
4300 W 63rd St — 116 tickets, 8 min walk NE
4500 W 63rd St — 63 tickets, 7 min walk N

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

4516 W Marquette Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk S

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 1 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 13, section 26. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.