Chicago parking by block · West Englewood · Ward 17

Parking at 6850 S Winchester Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6800–6899 S Winchester Ave. Everything here is from City records — 7,541 parking tickets written across 119 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, October 23

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

None

None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 17, section 22. 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 Winchester Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2000 W 69th Pl alone took 133 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,535 tickets

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

2000 W 69th Pl — 133 tickets, 4 min walk SW
6500 S Hermitage Ave — 117 tickets, 10 min walk NE
6800 S Marshfield Ave — 107 tickets, 8 min walk E

Permit zones67 tickets

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

7000 S Bell Ave — 67 tickets, 9 min walk SW

City sticker checks466 tickets

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

6900 S Winchester Ave — 79 tickets, 1 min walk S
2200 W 69th St — 79 tickets, 8 min walk W
7200 S Winchester Ave — 69 tickets, 9 min walk S

Plate checks4,744 tickets

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

6700 S Wood St — 213 tickets, 5 min walk NE
6600 S Marshfield Ave — 200 tickets, 9 min walk NE
2000 W 70th St — 191 tickets, 4 min walk SW

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.

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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 17, section 22. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.