How much is a Chicago street cleaning ticket?

A Chicago street-cleaning ticket is $60, and it doubles to $120 if it is not paid or contested in time.

Chicago street cleaning · Ward 1, Section 1

Street cleaning between Chicago to Kinzie, Racine to Ashland

Q: When is street cleaning between Chicago to Kinzie, Racine to Ashland in Chicago?

This area is Ward 1, Section 1. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Monday, August 10, 2026. The City published 12 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 1 – November 5, 2026. A section covers many blocks, so confirm your exact address and follow the posted signs.

Q: What hours is Chicago street cleaning enforced?

Chicago posts residential street cleaning as a no-parking window of roughly 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the scheduled day. The posted orange sign on your block is what governs — follow it.

The next scheduled cleaning for this section is Monday, August 10, 2026. Leave your car on the block during the posted hours and it's a $60 ticket — $120if you don't catch it in time.

Next cleaning

Mon, Aug 10

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 1, Section 1?

The City schedules street cleaning by section — a block of streets inside a ward. This section is bounded by:

North

Chicago

South

Kinzie

East

Racine

West

Ashland

Those four streets describe the boundary of the area. A street on the edge of a section is often served by the section on the other side of it, so don't assume a boundary street is swept on the dates below — look up your exact address.

Every 2026 street cleaning date for this section

The City published 12 cleaning days for Ward 1, Section 1 in 2026, running April 1 – November 5, 2026.

Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Friday, June 26, 2026
Monday, June 29, 2026
Monday, August 10, 2026 · next
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026

Cleaning is posted as a no-parking window of roughly 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the scheduled day. The orange sign on your block is what governs — always follow it.

Get a free reminder the night before

A section covers a lot of blocks, and the City sets new dates every season. Look up your exact address and we'll text you the night before cleaning on your block, so you can move the car and never get the ticket.

Get free reminders →Check my exact address

Already got a ticket?

A street-cleaning ticket can be contested by mail — the signs must be posted and the sweeper actually scheduled that day. Here's the full cost and how to fight it →

Other sections in Ward 1

Section 2 — Chicago to Kinzie, Ashland to Wood →Section 3 — Division to Chicago, Noble to Ashland →Section 4 — Division to Chicago, Ashland to Honore →Section 5 — North Ave to Division, Noble to Ashland →Section 6 — North Ave to Division, Ashland to Damen →Section 7 — North Ave to Division, Ashland to Hoyne →Section 8 — North Ave to Augusta, Leavitt to Honore →Section 9 — North Ave to Augusta, Leavitt to Rockwell →Section 10 — Armitage to North, Western to California →Section 11 — Fullerton to Armitage, Western to Rockwell →Section 12 — Fullerton to Armitage, Rockwell to California →Section 13 — Fullerton to Armitage, California to Kedzie →

See the whole Ward 1 street cleaning schedule →

Dates from the City of Chicago's published 2026 street-cleaning schedule — the same schedule Autopilot uses to send reminders. Sections cover many blocks and the City can revise dates mid-season; always follow the posted signs on your street.