Chicago parking by block · Greater Grand Crossing · Ward 5

Parking at 6950 S Woodlawn Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6900–6999 S Woodlawn Ave. Everything here is from City records — 8,303 parking tickets written across 75 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, September 18

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

819 E 71st St (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, 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 6950 S Woodlawn Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6600 S Greenwood Ave alone took 286 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,975 tickets

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

6600 S Greenwood Ave — 286 tickets, 9 min walk NW
6800 S Harper Ave — 214 tickets, 8 min walk E
6600 S University Ave — 177 tickets, 9 min walk NW

Permit zones303 tickets

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

1300 E 71st Pl — 166 tickets, 5 min walk SE
7100 S Blackstone Ave — 137 tickets, 9 min walk SE

City sticker checks48 tickets

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

6900 S Kimbark Ave — 48 tickets, 1 min walk E

Plate checks5,102 tickets

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

1400 E 69th St — 477 tickets, 7 min walk E
6600 S Kenwood Ave — 463 tickets, 8 min walk N
1400 E 67th Pl — 296 tickets, 9 min walk NE

Posted restrictions345 tickets

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

6600 S Ellis Ave — 345 tickets, 10 min walk NW

Other enforcement105 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

1200 E 71st — 105 tickets, 4 min walk S

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

819 E 71st St — speed camera, 9 min walk SW

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 5, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.