Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 50

Parking at 6650 N Whipple St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6600–6699 N Whipple St. Everything here is from City records — 18,071 parking tickets written across 92 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
2805 W Devon Ave (9 min walk) · 6377 N California Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 50, section 7. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
Jul
9
Thu
Jul
10
Fri
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Sep
28
Mon
Sep
29
Tue
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 6650 N Whipple St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6500 N Francisco Ave alone took 283 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,273 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones259 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks556 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,007 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks10,343 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement83 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2805 W Devon Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk SE
  • 6377 N California Ave — red-light camera, 9 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.
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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 50, section 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.