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 16, Section 10

Street cleaning between 59th Street to 63rd Street, Western Ave to California

Q: When is street cleaning between 59th Street to 63rd Street, Western Ave to California in Chicago?

This area is Ward 16, Section 10. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Friday, September 18, 2026. The City published 6 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 27 – September 21, 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, September 18, 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, Sep 18

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 16, Section 10?

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

North

59th Street

South

63rd Street

East

Western Ave

West

California

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 6 cleaning days for Ward 16, Section 10 in 2026, running April 27 – September 21, 2026.

Monday, April 27, 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Friday, July 10, 2026
Friday, September 18, 2026 · next
Monday, September 21, 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 16

Section 1 — 51st Street to 55th Street, Damen to Western Ave →Section 2 — 51st Street to 56th Street, Hermitage to Damen →Section 3 — 51st Street to 56th Street, Bishiop to Hermitage →Section 4 — 53rd Street to 55th Street, Wallace to Racine →Section 5 — 55th Street to 59th Street, Loomis to Hermitage →Section 6 — 55th Street to 59th Street, Racine to Loomis →Section 7 — 55th Street to 59th Street, Morgan to Racine →Section 8 — 55th Street to 59th Street, Halsted to Morgan Street →Section 9 — 55th Street to 59th Street, Wallace to Halsted →Section 11 — 58th Street to 59th Street, Bell to Oakley →Section 12 — 59th Street to Marquette, Damen to Hamilton →Section 13 — 59th Street to 63rd Street, Ashland to Damen →

See the whole Ward 16 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.