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 21, Section 12

Street cleaning between 99th street to 103rd Street, Parnell Ave to Carpenter Street

Q: When is street cleaning between 99th street to 103rd Street, Parnell Ave to Carpenter Street in Chicago?

This area is Ward 21, Section 12. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The City published 8 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running May 1 – October 26, 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 21, Section 12?

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

North

99th street

South

103rd Street

East

Parnell Ave

West

Carpenter 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 8 cleaning days for Ward 21, Section 12 in 2026, running May 1 – October 26, 2026.

Friday, May 1, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 · next
Thursday, August 27, 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.

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 21

Section 1 — 103rd Street to 107th Street, Halsted to Vincennes Ave →Section 2 — 103rd Street to 107th Street, Wentworth Ave to Halsted Street →Section 3 — 107th Street to 111th Street, Eggleston Ave to Halsted Street →Section 4 — 107th Street to 111th Street, Halsted Street to Vincennes Ave →Section 5 — 111th Street to 115th Street, Aberdeen Street to Vincennes Ave →Section 6 — 111th Street to 115th Street, Princeton Ave to Averdeen Street →Section 7 — 115th Street to 119th Street, Princeton Ave to Halsted Street →Section 8 — 115th Street to 119th Street, Halsted to Loomis →Section 9 — 115th Street to 119th Street, Loomis Street to Vincennes Ave →Section 10 — 199th Street to 123rd Street, Halsted Street to Ashland Ave →Section 11 — 119th Street to 123rd Street, Stewart Ave to Halsted Street →Section 13 — 99th Street to 103rd Street, Carpenter Street to Vincennes Ave →

See the whole Ward 21 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.