Parking at 6650 S Racine Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6600–6699 S Racine Ave. Everything here is from City records — 8,237 parking tickets written across 115 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 6650 S Racine Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6600 S Bishop St alone took 206 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,737 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6600 S Bishop St — 206 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 6800 S Throop St — 145 tickets, 5 min walk SW
- 6600 S Sangamon St — 121 tickets, 6 min walk E
City sticker checks340 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 6400 S Laflin St — 116 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 6200 S May St — 110 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 6300 S Aberdeen St — 58 tickets, 8 min walk N
Plate checks4,998 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6300 S Throop St — 282 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 6500 S Peoria St — 236 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 6500 S Green St — 190 tickets, 9 min walk E
Posted restrictions307 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1100 W 63rd St — 176 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 6300 S Racine Ave — 131 tickets, 8 min walk N
Other enforcement224 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1200 W 63rd St — 149 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 6200 S Racine — 75 tickets, 10 min walk N
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.