Chicago parking by block · Forest Glen · Ward 45

Parking at 6650 N Kinzua

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6600–6699 N Kinzua. Everything here is from City records — 1,739 parking tickets written across 26 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, November 10
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
6616 N Central Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 26. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Aug
26
Wed
Aug
27
Thu
Nov
10
Tue
Nov
12
Thu

Streets to watch near 6650 N Kinzua

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6700 N Sauganash Ave alone took 87 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning87 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones44 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks65 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Metered blocks1,333 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 6616 N Central Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk E

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