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 11, Section 12

Street cleaning between 32nd Street to 35th Street, Paulina Street to Damen Avenue

Q: When is street cleaning between 32nd Street to 35th Street, Paulina Street to Damen Avenue in Chicago?

This area is Ward 11, Section 12. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The City published 10 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running May 11 – October 16, 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 Wednesday, August 12, 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

Wed, Aug 12

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 11, Section 12?

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

North

32nd Street

South

35th Street

East

Paulina Street

West

Damen Avenue

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 10 cleaning days for Ward 11, Section 12 in 2026, running May 11 – October 16, 2026.

Monday, May 11, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Friday, June 26, 2026
Monday, June 29, 2026
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · next
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Monday, September 28, 2026
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Friday, October 16, 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 11

Section 1 — Princeton Ave to Halsted Street, 35th Street to Pershing Rd →Section 2 — 25th Place to 35th Street, LaSalle Street to Stewart Ave →Section 3 — 31st Street to 35th Street, Canal St to Halsted Street →Section 4 — 25th Place to 31st Street, Canal St to Halsted Street →Section 5 — 16th Street to 24th Place, Wentworth Ave to Halsted Street / River →Section 6 — Pershing Road to 43rd Place, Tracks to Halsted Street →Section 7 — 35th Street to Pershing Road, Halsted Street to Morgan Street →Section 8 — 31st Street to 35th Street, Halsted Street to Benson Street →Section 9 — Archer Ave to 31st Street, Halsted Street to Loomis St →Section 10 — Archer Ave to 31st St, Keeley Street to River →Section 11 — Eleanor Street to 31st Street, Senour to Pitney Ct →Section 13 — 32nd Street to Pershing Road, Justine Street to Paulina Street →

See the whole Ward 11 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.