Parking at 6550 S Richards Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6500–6599 S Richards Dr. Everything here is from City records — 14,081 parking tickets written across 56 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
6715 S Cornell Dr (9 min walk) · 6717 S Stony Island Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 6550 S Richards Dr
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1700 E 67th St alone took 1,190 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,764 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1700 E 67th St — 1,190 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 6700 S East End Ave — 700 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 2200 E 67th St — 561 tickets, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks4,400 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6700 S Chappel Ave — 500 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 6800 S Clyde Ave — 497 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 6800 S Ridgeland Ave — 462 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions4,044 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 6700 S Jeffery Blvd — 1,107 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 1700 E 68th St — 668 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 1900 E Hayes Dr — 605 tickets, 5 min walk N
Metered blocks178 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1600 E Hayes Dr — 178 tickets, 8 min walk NW
Other enforcement401 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 6800 S Jeffery Blvd — 358 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 6500 S Stony Island Ave — 43 tickets, 8 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 6715 S Cornell Dr — red-light camera, 9 min walk SW
- 6717 S Stony Island Ave — red-light camera, 9 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 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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.