Chicago parking by block · Chicago Lawn · Ward 15

Parking at 6650 S Francisco Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6600–6699 S Francisco Ave. Everything here is from City records — 20,878 parking tickets written across 103 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
6818 S Kedzie Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 15, 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
May
19
Tue
May
20
Wed
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
18
Thu
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Aug
14
Fri
Aug
17
Mon
Sep
14
Mon
Sep
15
Tue
Oct
13
Tue
Oct
14
Wed
Nov
10
Tue
Nov
12
Thu

Streets to watch near 6650 S Francisco Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6600 S Troy St alone took 408 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,980 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,923 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks193 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,789 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,090 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks3,742 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 6818 S Kedzie Ave — speed 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 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 15, section 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.