Parking at 6850 N Sacramento Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6800–6899 N Sacramento Ave. Everything here is from City records — 8,845 parking tickets written across 98 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 6850 N Sacramento Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6500 N Francisco Ave alone took 283 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,659 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 6500 N Francisco Ave — 283 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 2800 W Arthur Ave — 229 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 6500 N Fairfield Ave — 213 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Permit zones259 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6500 N Washtenaw Ave — 259 tickets, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks809 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 6600 N Washtenaw Ave — 158 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 2900 W Fitch Ave — 143 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 2700 W North Shore Ave — 86 tickets, 7 min walk SE
Metered blocks1,341 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 6400 N Richmond St — 464 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 6400 N Francisco Ave — 437 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 6400 N Sacramento Ave — 294 tickets, 10 min walk S
Other enforcement83 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 6900 N Kedzie Ave — 83 tickets, 6 min walk NW
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.