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 22, Section 12

Street cleaning between 43rd Street to 49th Street, Knox to Cicero

Q: When is street cleaning between 43rd Street to 49th Street, Knox to Cicero in Chicago?

This area is Ward 22, Section 12. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Tuesday, September 1, 2026. The City published 10 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running May 1 – October 14, 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 Tuesday, September 1, 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

Tue, Sep 1

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 22, Section 12?

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

North

43rd Street

South

49th Street

East

Knox

West

Cicero

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 22, Section 12 in 2026, running May 1 – October 14, 2026.

Friday, May 1, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Friday, June 12, 2026
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Friday, July 24, 2026
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · next
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Wednesday, October 14, 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 22

Section 1 — 31st Street to 35th Street, Central Park to Kostner Ave →Section 2 — 26th Street to 31st Street, Tripp to Kilbourn →Section 3 — 26th Street to 31st Street, Pulaski to Tripp →Section 4 — Ogden to 26th Street, Pulaski to Kostner Ave →Section 5 — Cermak to Ogden, Pulaski to Kenneth →Section 6 — 26th Street to 31st Street, Ridgeway to Pulaski →Section 7 — Cermak to 26th Street, Ridgeway to Pulaski →Section 8 — 26th Street to 31st Street, St. Louis to Ridgeway →Section 9 — Cermak to 26th Street, Drake to Ridgeway →Section 10 — 26th Street to 31st Street, Kedzie to St Louis →Section 11 — Cermak to 26th Street, Spaulding to Drake →Section 13 — 44th Street to 47th Street, Cicero to Laramie →

See the whole Ward 22 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.