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 20, Section 14

Street cleaning between Cottage Grove to Ingleside, 50th Street to 60th Street

Q: When is street cleaning between Cottage Grove to Ingleside, 50th Street to 60th Street in Chicago?

This area is Ward 20, Section 14. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The City published 10 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running May 7 – November 18, 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 26, 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 26

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 20, Section 14?

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

North

Cottage Grove

South

Ingleside

East

50th Street

West

60th Street

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 20, Section 14 in 2026, running May 7 – November 18, 2026.

Thursday, May 7, 2026
Friday, May 8, 2026
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Monday, July 6, 2026
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 · next
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Wednesday, November 18, 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 20

Section 1 — Loomis to Wolcott, 47th Street to 51st Street →Section 2 — Halsted to Loomis, 47th Street to 51st Street →Section 3 — Racine to Bishop, 51st Street to 55th Street →Section 4 — Halsted to Racine, 49th Place to 53rd Street →Section 5 — Halsted to Wallace, 49th Street to 53rd Street →Section 7 — Wallace to Federal, 51st Street to 55th Street →Section 8 — wallace to State Street, 55th Street to 59th Street →Section 9 — Halsted to Wells, 59th Street to 65th Street →Section 10 — State Streeet to Yale, 59th Street to 66th Street →Section 11 — King Drive to State Street, 55th Street to 59th Street →Section 12 — State Streeet to King Drive, 59th Street to 66th Street →Section 13 — Washington Park Court to Cottage Grove, 49th Street to 51st Street →

See the whole Ward 20 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.