Parking at 6750 S Prairie Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6700–6799 S Prairie Ave. Everything here is from City records — 9,556 parking tickets written across 87 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?
1
441 E 71st St (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 6750 S Prairie Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7000 S Michigan Ave alone took 239 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,142 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7000 S Michigan Ave — 239 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 6600 S Rhodes Ave — 171 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 7000 S Indiana Ave — 168 tickets, 8 min walk S
Permit zones2,237 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6500 S Vernon — 837 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 400 E 65th St — 734 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 6900 S Wabash Ave — 273 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Plate checks4,133 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6700 S Indiana Ave — 231 tickets, 2 min walk W
- 7100 S Indiana Ave — 214 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 6500 S Eberhart Ave — 207 tickets, 8 min walk NE
Posted restrictions287 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 6700 S Michigan — 287 tickets, 3 min walk W
Metered blocks207 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 0 E 71st St — 137 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 6900 S State St — 70 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Other enforcement182 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 0 W 69th Street — 99 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 6600 S State St — 83 tickets, 7 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 441 E 71st St — speed camera, 10 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 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.
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.