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 15, Section 2

Street cleaning between 43rd Street to 45th Street, Damen to Wood

Q: When is street cleaning between 43rd Street to 45th Street, Damen to Wood in Chicago?

This area is Ward 15, Section 2. The City published 16 cleaning dates for it in 2026, running April 3 – October 26, 2026, and the posted season has now ended. 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 City's published 2026 cleaning season has ended for this section. All 16 dates are listed below for reference.

Next cleaning

Season ended

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 15, Section 2?

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

North

43rd Street

South

45th Street

East

Damen

West

Wood

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 16 cleaning days for Ward 15, Section 2 in 2026, running April 3 – October 26, 2026.

Friday, April 3, 2026
Monday, April 6, 2026
Friday, May 1, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
Monday, June 1, 2026
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Friday, September 25, 2026
Friday, October 23, 2026
Monday, October 26, 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.

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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 15

Section 1 — 43rd Street to 47th Street, Halsted to Stewart →Section 3 — 47th Street to 48th Street, Leavitt to Paulina →Section 4 — 44th Street to 43rd Street, California to Fairfield →Section 5 — 51st Street to 59th Street, Rockwell to Hoyne →Section 6 — 59th Street to 55th Street, Sacramento to Rockwell →Section 7 — 59th Street to 61st Street, Troy to California →Section 8 — 63rd Street to Marquette, Troy to California →Section 9 — 56th Street to 61st Street, Damen to Marshfield →Section 10 — 61st Street to 66th Street, Wolcott to Marshfield →

See the whole Ward 15 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.