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 27, Section 3

Street cleaning between Grand to Lake, Western to Kedzie

Q: When is street cleaning between Grand to Lake, Western to Kedzie in Chicago?

This area is Ward 27, Section 3. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Monday, August 3, 2026. The City published 16 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 7 – October 28, 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 Monday, August 3, 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

Mon, Aug 3

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 27, Section 3?

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

North

Grand

South

Lake

East

Western

West

Kedzie

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 16 cleaning days for Ward 27, Section 3 in 2026, running April 7 – October 28, 2026.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Monday, July 6, 2026
Friday, July 31, 2026
Monday, August 3, 2026 · next
Friday, August 28, 2026
Monday, August 31, 2026
Monday, September 28, 2026
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Wednesday, October 28, 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 27

Section 1 — Division to Governors Pkwy, Drake to Avers →Section 2 — Augusta to Governors Pkwy, Kedzie to Drake →Section 4 — Lake to Harrison, Western to Kedzie →Section 5 — Washington to Roosevelt, Ashland to Western →Section 6 — Grand to Washington, Ogden to Western →Section 7 — Kinzie to Van Buren, Halsted to Ogden →Section 8 — Division to Kinzie, Jefferson to Ogden →Section 9 — North Ave to Erie, Halsted to Armour →Section 10 — North Ave to Chicago Ave, Clark to Halsted →

See the whole Ward 27 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.