Chicago parking by block · West Lawn · Ward 13

Parking at 6550 S Kolin Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6500–6599 S Kolin Ave. Everything here is from City records — 9,088 parking tickets written across 123 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 (6 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 Kolin Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6300 S Karlov Ave alone took 237 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,152 tickets

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

6300 S Karlov Ave — 237 tickets, 9 min walk NE
3900 W 66th St — 206 tickets, 10 min walk E
6200 S Kolin Ave — 133 tickets, 8 min walk N

Permit zones367 tickets

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

6700 S Kostner Ave — 128 tickets, 5 min walk S
6500 S Kilpatrick Ave — 120 tickets, 9 min walk W
6200 S Keeler Ave — 119 tickets, 8 min walk NE

City sticker checks52 tickets

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

4100 W 66th St — 52 tickets, 6 min walk E

Plate checks3,806 tickets

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

6200 S Karlov Ave — 223 tickets, 10 min walk NE
6200 S Tripp Ave — 201 tickets, 8 min walk N
6200 S Kildare Ave — 162 tickets, 8 min walk N

Posted restrictions880 tickets

Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.

6200 S Kedvale Ave — 230 tickets, 9 min walk NE
4200 W 63rd St — 136 tickets, 8 min walk NE
4300 W 63rd St — 116 tickets, 7 min walk N

Metered blocks840 tickets

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

4000 W 63rd St — 622 tickets, 10 min walk NE
6300 S Komensky Ave — 218 tickets, 10 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

4516 W Marquette Rd — speed camera, 6 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 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.