Chicago parking by block · West Lawn · Ward 23

Parking at 7150 S Ridgeway Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7100–7199 S Ridgeway Ave. Everything here is from City records — 5,831 parking tickets written across 72 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?

3450 W 71st St (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 24. 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 7150 S Ridgeway Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3900 W 70th Pl alone took 208 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,851 tickets

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

3900 W 70th Pl — 208 tickets, 6 min walk NW
3800 W 70th St — 174 tickets, 4 min walk NW
3400 W 72nd St — 163 tickets, 8 min walk E

Permit zones657 tickets

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

3900 W 69th Pl — 196 tickets, 8 min walk NW
7100 S Harding Ave — 154 tickets, 5 min walk W
7100 S Springfield Ave — 125 tickets, 4 min walk W

City sticker checks148 tickets

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

7200 S Lawndale Ave — 74 tickets, 3 min walk SE
3500 W 71st Pl — 74 tickets, 5 min walk E

Plate checks2,669 tickets

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

3900 W 68th Pl — 248 tickets, 9 min walk NW
3700 W 70th Pl — 210 tickets, 3 min walk N
3500 W 72nd St — 206 tickets, 5 min walk E

Posted restrictions177 tickets

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

7100 S Hamlin Ave — 177 tickets, 1 min walk W

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3450 W 71st St — speed camera, 7 min walk E

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 23, section 24. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.