Parking at 6550 S Calumet
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6550 S Calumet

Ward 20, cleaning section 12 · 8,888 parking tickets were written across 80 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16 · Tuesday, November 10 · Thursday, November 12. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone — but nearby blocks are, so a guest can still cross the line into one.
Cameras nearby?
2
6330 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr (6 min walk) · 215 E 63rd St (8 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6200 S Indiana Ave alone took 301 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,457 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 6200 S Indiana Ave — 301, 9 min walk N
  • 6600 S Rhodes Ave — 171, 6 min walk E
  • 6200 S Rhodes Ave — 168, 10 min walk NE
  • 6800 S Wabash Ave — 158, 10 min walk SW
  • 6600 S Marquette Rd — 130, 4 min walk E
Permit zones1,921 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 6500 S Vernon — 837, 3 min walk E
  • 400 E 65th St — 734, 3 min walk NE
  • 6400 S Vernon — 180, 5 min walk NE
  • 6600 S Vernon Ave — 170, 3 min walk SE
Plate checks3,831 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 6700 S Indiana Ave — 231, 5 min walk SW
  • 6200 S Michigan Ave — 227, 10 min walk NW
  • 6500 S Eberhart Ave — 207, 4 min walk E
  • 6200 S Vernon Ave — 200, 9 min walk N
  • 6900 S Indiana Ave — 192, 9 min walk S
Posted restrictions287 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 6700 S Michigan — 287, 7 min walk SW
Other enforcement132 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 6600 S State St — 83, 9 min walk W
  • 400 E 63rd Street — 49, 8 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 12. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May1Fri
May4Mon
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Aug20Thu
Aug21Fri
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri
Nov10Tue
Nov12Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 15.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
2 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.