Chicago parking by block · Greater Grand Crossing · Ward 6

Parking at 6950 S Chicago Skyway

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6900–6999 S Chicago Skyway. Everything here is from City records — 11,425 parking tickets written across 107 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?
5
441 E 71st St (5 min walk) · 7082 S South Chicago Ave (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.

Apr
3
Fri
Apr
6
Mon
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Sep
8
Tue
Sep
9
Wed

Streets to watch near 6950 S Chicago Skyway

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6600 S Rhodes Ave alone took 171 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,143 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,007 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks217 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks7,549 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions107 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 441 E 71st St — speed camera, 5 min walk S
  • 7082 S South Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk SE
  • 7050 S Cottage Grove Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk SE
  • 7122 S South Chicago Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk SE
  • 819 E 71st St — speed camera, 10 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 5 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.