Chicago parking by block · Roseland · Ward 6

Parking at 9250 S Forest Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 9200–9299 S Forest Ave. Everything here is from City records — 6,278 parking tickets written across 94 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Monday, October 19

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

62 E 95th St (7 min walk) · 57 E 95th St (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 6, section 16. 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 9250 S Forest Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 9300 S Indiana Ave alone took 65 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning122 tickets

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

9300 S Indiana Ave — 65 tickets, 4 min walk SW
400 E 90th St — 57 tickets, 8 min walk NE

Permit zones1,680 tickets

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

9600 S Forest Ave — 316 tickets, 10 min walk S
9600 S Calumet Ave — 297 tickets, 10 min walk S
9400 S Wabash Ave — 189 tickets, 8 min walk SW

City sticker checks223 tickets

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

9200 S Prairie Ave — 76 tickets, 1 min walk W
9500 S Michigan Ave — 75 tickets, 8 min walk SW
0 W 94th St — 72 tickets, 10 min walk W

Plate checks3,506 tickets

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

600 E 91st Pl — 181 tickets, 10 min walk NE
500 E 91st Pl — 165 tickets, 8 min walk NE
0 E 89th St — 151 tickets, 10 min walk NW

Posted restrictions73 tickets

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

0 E 94th St — 73 tickets, 7 min walk SW

Other enforcement103 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

0 W 95th St — 103 tickets, 10 min walk SW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

62 E 95th St — speed camera, 7 min walk SW
57 E 95th St — speed camera, 8 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 2 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 16. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.