Chicago parking by block · Greater Grand Crossing · Ward 6

Parking at 6950 S Princeton Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6900–6999 S Princeton Ave. Everything here is from City records — 8,019 parking tickets written across 99 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, November 19
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
504 W 69th Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 6, section 27. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 6950 S Princeton Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6800 S Wabash Ave alone took 158 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning571 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones398 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,750 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions110 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks1,268 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement226 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 504 W 69th Avespeed camera, 6 min walk W

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 27. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.