Chicago parking by block · Woodlawn · Ward 20
Parking at 6550 S Kimbark Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6500–6599 S Kimbark Ave. Everything here is from City records — 14,092 parking tickets written across 87 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
6717 S Stony Island Ave (10 min walk) · 6715 S Cornell Dr (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 6550 S Kimbark Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6600 S Greenwood Ave alone took 286 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,403 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6600 S Greenwood Ave — 286 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 6400 S Kenwood Ave — 253 tickets, 3 min walk NE
- 6200 S Greenwood Ave — 228 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Permit zones1,757 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6100 S Kimbark Ave — 854 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 6500 S Ingleside Ave — 440 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 6200 S University Ave — 235 tickets, 8 min walk NW
City sticker checks412 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 1100 E 64th St — 195 tickets, 6 min walk NW
- 6300 S Woodlawn Ave — 112 tickets, 5 min walk N
- 6300 S University — 105 tickets, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks9,551 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6600 S Kenwood Ave — 463 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 1500 E 65th St — 408 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 1100 E 62nd St — 385 tickets, 9 min walk N
Posted restrictions646 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 6600 S Ellis Ave — 345 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 6400 S Stony Island Ave — 216 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 6400 S University — 85 tickets, 5 min walk NW
Other enforcement43 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 6500 S Stony Island Ave — 43 tickets, 9 min walk E
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 6717 S Stony Island Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk SE
- 6715 S Cornell Dr — red-light camera, 10 min walk SE
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.
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 19. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.