Chicago parking by block · Chicago Lawn · Ward 16

Parking at 6550 S Talman Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6500–6599 S Talman Ave. Everything here is from City records — 27,119 parking tickets written across 134 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Wednesday, October 21

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

6678 S Western Ave (7 min walk) · 2380 W Marquette Rd (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 16, section 21. 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 Talman Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 W 64th St alone took 348 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,489 tickets

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

2800 W 64th St — 348 tickets, 7 min walk NW
6400 S Francisco Ave — 314 tickets, 7 min walk W
6600 S Sacramento Ave — 305 tickets, 9 min walk W

Permit zones4,495 tickets

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

6300 S Artesian Ave — 938 tickets, 7 min walk NE
6700 S Campbell Ave — 628 tickets, 6 min walk SE
6200 S Mozart St — 421 tickets, 9 min walk NW

City sticker checks387 tickets

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

6600 S Western Ave — 134 tickets, 7 min walk E
6800 S Artesian Ave — 126 tickets, 9 min walk SE
6700 S Washtenaw Ave — 84 tickets, 5 min walk S

Plate checks6,122 tickets

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

6200 S Artesian Ave — 483 tickets, 9 min walk NE
2700 W 64th St — 350 tickets, 5 min walk NW
6300 S Maplewood Ave — 289 tickets, 6 min walk NE

Posted restrictions1,903 tickets

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

6500 S California Ave — 518 tickets, 4 min walk W
6300 S California Ave — 499 tickets, 7 min walk NW
6400 S California Ave — 383 tickets, 5 min walk NW

Metered blocks6,456 tickets

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

6200 S Western Ave — 1,289 tickets, 10 min walk NE
2400 W 63rd St — 1,108 tickets, 8 min walk NE
2900 W 63rd St — 772 tickets, 10 min walk NW

Other enforcement64 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

6500 S Western — 64 tickets, 6 min walk E

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

6678 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk SE
2380 W Marquette Rd — red-light camera, 8 min walk SE
2411 W 63rd St — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE
6301 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 9 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 4 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 16, section 21. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.