Chicago parking by block · Ward 45

Parking at 6950 N Central

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6900–6999 N Central. Everything here is from City records — 101 parking tickets written across 3 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, November 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
6616 N Central Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 25. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 6950 N Central

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6700 N Sauganash Ave alone took 87 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning87 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 6616 N Central Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk S

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 1 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 45, section 25. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.