Chicago parking by block · Greater Grand Crossing · Ward 6

Parking at 7450 S Wentworth Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 7400–7499 S Wentworth Ave. Everything here is from City records — 11,342 parking tickets written across 101 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, November 4
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
7518 S Vincennes Ave (4 min walk) · 7501 S State St (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 6, section 22. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 7450 S Wentworth Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7600 S Stewart Ave alone took 258 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,227 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,071 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,746 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions172 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks1,198 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement1,192 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 7518 S Vincennes Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 7501 S State St — red-light camera, 5 min walk SE
  • 4 E 75th St — red-light camera, 6 min walk E
  • 346 W 76th St — speed camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 341 W 76th St — speed camera, 6 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 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 22. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.