Chicago parking by block · West Englewood · Ward 16

Parking at 6850 S Hamilton

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6800–6899 S Hamilton. Everything here is from City records — 9,855 parking tickets written across 122 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, October 27

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

2380 W Marquette Rd (7 min walk) · 6678 S Western Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 16, section 23. 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 Hamilton

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6800 S Campbell Ave alone took 187 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,459 tickets

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

6800 S Campbell Ave — 187 tickets, 9 min walk W
6900 S Artesian Ave — 182 tickets, 8 min walk W
6700 S Claremont Ave — 177 tickets, 6 min walk NW

Permit zones1,384 tickets

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

6700 S Campbell Ave — 628 tickets, 10 min walk W
6600 S Claremont Ave — 376 tickets, 8 min walk NW
6700 S Artesian Ave — 313 tickets, 9 min walk NW

City sticker checks700 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

6600 S Western Ave — 134 tickets, 9 min walk NW
6800 S Artesian Ave — 126 tickets, 8 min walk W
6900 S Winchester Ave — 79 tickets, 5 min walk E

Plate checks4,636 tickets

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

6700 S Wood St — 213 tickets, 9 min walk NE
2400 W 66th St — 201 tickets, 10 min walk NW
2000 W 70th St — 191 tickets, 4 min walk SE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

2380 W Marquette Rd — red-light camera, 7 min walk NW
6678 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW

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 16, section 23. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.