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 12, Section 9

Street cleaning between 35th Street to Pershing, Western to Kedzie

Q: When is street cleaning between 35th Street to Pershing, Western to Kedzie in Chicago?

This area is Ward 12, Section 9. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Friday, August 28, 2026. The City published 14 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 23 – November 3, 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 Friday, August 28, 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

Fri, Aug 28

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 12, Section 9?

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

North

35th Street

South

Pershing

East

Western

West

Kedzie

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 14 cleaning days for Ward 12, Section 9 in 2026, running April 23 – November 3, 2026.

Thursday, April 23, 2026
Friday, April 24, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Friday, June 26, 2026
Monday, June 29, 2026
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Friday, August 28, 2026 · next
Monday, August 31, 2026
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Monday, November 2, 2026
Tuesday, November 3, 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 12

Section 1 — 43rd Street to Archer Ave, Kedzie to Drake →Section 2 — 44th Street to Archer Ave, Kedzie to Drake →Section 3 — 41st Place to 47th Street, Sacramento to Kedzie →Section 4 — 42nd Street to 47th Street, California to Sacramento →Section 5 — Pershing to 47th Street, Rockwell to California →Section 6 — Pershing to 45th Street, Western to Rockwell →Section 7 — Pershing to 42nd Street, California to Kedzie →Section 8 — 37th Street to Pershing, California to Drake →Section 10 — 32nd Street to 37th Street, Damen to Western →Section 11 — 35th Street to Pershing, Ashland to Damen →

See the whole Ward 12 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.