Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 40

Parking at 6850 N Rockwell St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6800–6899 N Rockwell St. Everything here is from City records — 19,038 parking tickets written across 133 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?
1
6523 N Western Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Aug
26
Wed
Aug
27
Thu
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu

Streets to watch near 6850 N Rockwell St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6500 N Artesian Ave alone took 280 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,262 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,341 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,591 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,672 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks3,589 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 6523 N Western Ave — speed camera, 9 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.
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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 40, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.