Parking at 6550 S University Ave
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6550 S University Ave

Ward 20, cleaning section 18 · 12,160 parking tickets were written across 87 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, November 2
Then Tuesday, November 3. 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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6600 S Greenwood Ave alone took 286 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,524 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 6600 S Greenwood Ave — 286, 2 min walk SW
  • 6400 S Kenwood Ave — 253, 7 min walk NE
  • 6200 S Greenwood Ave — 228, 8 min walk N
  • 6600 S University Ave — 177, 2 min walk S
  • 6200 S Ellis Ave — 163, 9 min walk N
Permit zones1,100 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 6500 S Ingleside Ave — 440, 4 min walk W
  • 6200 S University Ave — 235, 8 min walk N
  • 6200 S Woodlawn Ave — 228, 8 min walk N
  • 1000 E 62nd St — 197, 10 min walk N
City sticker checks412 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 1100 E 64th St — 195, 6 min walk N
  • 6300 S Woodlawn Ave — 112, 6 min walk NE
  • 6300 S University — 105, 6 min walk N
Plate checks8,320 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 6600 S Kenwood Ave — 463, 6 min walk E
  • 1100 E 62nd St — 385, 10 min walk N
  • 6600 S Drexel Ave — 338, 5 min walk W
  • 6600 S Maryland Ave — 299, 6 min walk W
  • 1400 E 67th Pl — 296, 10 min walk E
Posted restrictions430 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 6600 S Ellis Ave — 345, 3 min walk SW
  • 6400 S University — 85, 3 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 18. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May19Tue
May20Wed
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Sep8Tue
Sep9Wed
Nov2Mon
Nov3Tue

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, November 2.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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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.