Chicago parking by block · Greater Grand Crossing · Ward 6

Parking at 6850 S Calumet Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6800–6899 S Calumet Ave. Everything here is from City records — 10,956 parking tickets written across 99 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

441 E 71st St (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 6, section 2. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 6850 S Calumet Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7000 S Michigan Ave alone took 239 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,404 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

7000 S Michigan Ave — 239 tickets, 7 min walk SW
6600 S Rhodes Ave — 171 tickets, 7 min walk NE
7000 S Indiana Ave — 168 tickets, 6 min walk SW

Permit zones2,014 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

6500 S Vernon — 837 tickets, 8 min walk N
400 E 65th St — 734 tickets, 9 min walk N
6900 S Wabash Ave — 273 tickets, 7 min walk W

Plate checks5,462 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

7100 S Rhodes Ave — 232 tickets, 10 min walk SE
6700 S Indiana Ave — 231 tickets, 4 min walk NW
7100 S Indiana Ave — 214 tickets, 8 min walk S

Posted restrictions287 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

6700 S Michigan — 287 tickets, 5 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, 9 min walk W

Other enforcement182 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

0 W 69th Street — 99 tickets, 9 min walk W
6600 S State St — 83 tickets, 9 min walk W

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

441 E 71st St — speed camera, 7 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 6, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.