Parking at 6550 S Lafayette
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Parking at this address

6550 S Lafayette

Ward 6, cleaning section 26 · 5,346 parking tickets were written across 60 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, November 17
Then Wednesday, November 18. 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
10 E 63rd St (8 min walk) · 6250 S State St (8 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6800 S Wabash Ave alone took 158 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning668 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 6800 S Wabash Ave — 158, 8 min walk SE
  • 6300 S Stewart Ave — 134, 10 min walk NW
  • 6700 S Wabash Ave — 103, 6 min walk SE
  • 6600 S Wabash Ave — 92, 4 min walk E
  • 100 E 68th St — 71, 8 min walk SE
Permit zones316 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 6900 S Wabash Ave — 273, 10 min walk SE
  • 6800 S Lafayette Ave — 43, 7 min walk S
Plate checks3,545 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 6800 S Perry Ave — 542, 7 min walk S
  • 6700 S Indiana Ave — 231, 9 min walk SE
  • 6400 S Yale Ave — 217, 6 min walk NW
  • 6600 S Stewart Ave — 188, 8 min walk W
  • 6500 S Harvard Ave — 163, 6 min walk W
Posted restrictions287 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 6700 S Michigan — 287, 7 min walk SE
Metered blocks70 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 6900 S State St — 70, 9 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 6, section 26. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Jun11Thu
Jun12Fri
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, November 17.
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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.