Chicago parking by block · South Shore · Ward 5

Parking at 6750 S Ridgeland Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6700–6799 S Ridgeland Ave. Everything here is from City records — 18,945 parking tickets written across 91 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
6715 S Cornell Dr (4 min walk) · 6717 S Stony Island Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, section 3. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
7
Tue
Apr
10
Fri
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
10
Tue
Nov
12
Thu

Streets to watch near 6750 S Ridgeland Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1700 E 67th St alone took 1,190 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,981 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Plate checks8,001 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,012 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks816 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement809 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 6715 S Cornell Drred-light camera, 4 min walk W
  • 6717 S Stony Island Avered-light camera, 4 min walk W

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 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.