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 26, Section 12

Street cleaning between Hirsch to Division, Western to California

Q: When is street cleaning between Hirsch to Division, Western to California in Chicago?

This area is Ward 26, Section 12. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The City published 10 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running May 1 – November 5, 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, August 4, 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, Aug 4

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 26, Section 12?

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

North

Hirsch

South

Division

East

Western

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 10 cleaning days for Ward 26, Section 12 in 2026, running May 1 – November 5, 2026.

Friday, May 1, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 · next
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Friday, September 18, 2026
Monday, September 21, 2026
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 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 26

Section 1 — Belden to Armitage, Cicero to Latrobe →Section 2 — Belden to Armitage, Kostner to Cicero →Section 3 — Dickens to Bloomingdale, Pulaski to Kenton →Section 4 — Bloomingdale to Lemoyne, Pulaski to Kostner →Section 5 — Dickens to Bloomingdale, Central Park to Pulaski →Section 6 — Bloomingdale to North Ave, Central Park to Pulaski →Section 7 — Dickens to Bloomingdale, Kedzie to Central Park →Section 8 — Bloomingdale to North Ave, Kedzie to Central Park →Section 9 — Armitage to Bloomingdale, Mozart to Kedzie →Section 10 — Bloomingdale to North Ave, California to Kedzie →Section 11 — Bloomingdale to Hirsch, Rockwell to California →Section 13 — Division to Walton, Washtenaw to Sacamento →

See the whole Ward 26 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.