Chicago parking by block · Ward 41
Parking at 6950 N Harlem
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6900–6999 N Harlem. Everything here is from City records — 601 parking tickets written across 44 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
7408 W Touhy Ave (8 min walk) · 7427 W Touhy Ave (8 min walk)
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 41, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 7408 W Touhy Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
- 7427 W Touhy Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
- 7508 W Touhy Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk NW
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 3 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.
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 41, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.