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 16

Street cleaning between North Ave to Potomac, Central Park to Pulaski

Q: When is street cleaning between North Ave to Potomac, Central Park to Pulaski in Chicago?

This area is Ward 26, Section 16. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Tuesday, November 17, 2026. The City published 10 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running May 13 – 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 Tuesday, November 17, 2026. Leave your car on the block during the posted hours and it's a $60 ticket — $120 if you don't catch it in time.

Next cleaning

Tue, Nov 17

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 26, Section 16?

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

North

North Ave

South

Potomac

East

Central Park

West

Pulaski

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 16 in 2026, running May 13 – November 18, 2026.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Friday, August 14, 2026
Monday, August 17, 2026
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · next
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 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 12 — Hirsch to Division, Western to California →

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.