Parking at 6950 N Oleander
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6900–6999 N Oleander. Everything here is from City records — 5,953 parking tickets written across 70 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 41, section 5. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 6950 N Oleander
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6900 N Owen Ave alone took 52 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
- 6900 N Owen Ave — 52 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 6700 N Oxford Ave — 44 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 6600 N Olmsted Ave — 47 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 6800 N Overhill Ave — 82 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 6500 N Northwest Hwy — 70 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 6800 N Ozark — 51 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 6700 N Oshkosh Ave — 1,259 tickets, 5 min walk S
- 6700 N Northwest Hwy — 1,039 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 6700 N Olmsted Ave — 1,004 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 7508 W Touhy Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk N
- 7427 W Touhy Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk N
- 7408 W Touhy Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk NE
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.
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 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.