Parking at 6850 S Prairie Ave
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Parking at this address

6850 S Prairie Ave

Ward 6, cleaning section 1 · 12,355 parking tickets were written across 104 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
We couldn’t match this address to a published section.
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?
1
441 E 71st St (8 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7000 S Michigan Ave alone took 239 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,363 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 7000 S Michigan Ave — 239, 5 min walk SW
  • 6600 S Rhodes Ave — 171, 9 min walk NE
  • 7000 S Indiana Ave — 168, 5 min walk S
  • 6800 S Wabash Ave — 158, 5 min walk W
  • 7200 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 141, 10 min walk S
Permit zones1,323 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 6500 S Vernon — 837, 10 min walk NE
  • 6900 S Wabash Ave — 273, 5 min walk W
  • 6600 S Vernon Ave — 170, 7 min walk NE
  • 6800 S Lafayette Ave — 43, 8 min walk W
Plate checks6,277 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 6800 S Perry Ave — 542, 10 min walk W
  • 7100 S Wabash Ave — 256, 8 min walk SW
  • 7000 S Vincennes Ave — 235, 9 min walk W
  • 7100 S Rhodes Ave — 232, 10 min walk SE
  • 6700 S Indiana Ave — 231, 3 min walk NW
Posted restrictions397 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 6700 S Michigan — 287, 4 min walk NW
  • 0 W 71st St — 110, 9 min walk SW
Metered blocks1,405 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 7100 S State St — 1,198, 9 min walk SW
  • 0 E 71st St — 137, 7 min walk SW
  • 6900 S State St — 70, 7 min walk W

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 6, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day, once the section publishes.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
1 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.