Chicago parking by block · Chicago Lawn · Ward 16

Parking at 6650 S Maplewood Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6600–6699 S Maplewood Ave. Everything here is from City records — 19,544 parking tickets written across 125 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
6678 S Western Ave (4 min walk) · 2380 W Marquette Rd (4 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.

May
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu

Streets to watch near 6650 S Maplewood Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6400 S Mozart St alone took 265 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,745 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,565 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks524 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks6,203 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,240 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks2,820 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement64 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 6678 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk E
  • 2380 W Marquette Rd — red-light camera, 4 min walk E
  • 6301 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE
  • 2411 W 63rd St — red-light camera, 10 min walk N

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.