Chicago parking by block · Woodlawn · Ward 5

Parking at 6650 S Blackstone Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6600–6699 S Blackstone Ave. Everything here is from City records — 14,967 parking tickets written across 80 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
6717 S Stony Island Ave (4 min walk) · 6715 S Cornell Dr (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, section 8. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
21
Tue
Apr
22
Wed
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
18
Thu
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon

Streets to watch near 6650 S Blackstone Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1700 E 67th St alone took 1,190 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,563 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
City sticker checks112 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks8,334 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,433 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks178 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement43 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 6717 S Stony Island Avered-light camera, 4 min walk SE
  • 6715 S Cornell Drred-light camera, 4 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 5, section 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.