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 28, Section 3

Street cleaning between Congress to 16th Street, Ashland to Western

Q: When is street cleaning between Congress to 16th Street, Ashland to Western in Chicago?

This area is Ward 28, Section 3. The City published 18 cleaning dates for it in 2026, running April 1 – October 28, 2026, and the posted season has now ended. 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 City's published 2026 cleaning season has ended for this section. All 18 dates are listed below for reference.

Next cleaning

Season ended

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 28, Section 3?

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

North

Congress

South

16th Street

East

Ashland

West

Western

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 18 cleaning days for Ward 28, Section 3 in 2026, running April 1 – October 28, 2026.

Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Friday, May 22, 2026
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Monday, August 10, 2026
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Friday, September 4, 2026
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Thursday, October 1, 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.

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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 28

Section 1 — 16th Street to Van Buren, Racine to Canal →Section 2 — Congress to 16th Street, Racine to Ashland →Section 4 — Adams to 23rd Street, California to Western →Section 6 — Franklin Blvd to Congress, Kedzie to Hamlin →Section 7 — Madison 1 N/S to Chicago Ave, Hamlin to Kenton →Section 8 — Madison 1 N/S to Congress, Hamlin to Kostner →Section 9 — Harrison to Carroll, Kostner to Cicero →Section 10 — Madison 1 N/S to Chicago Ave, Kenton to Lavergne →Section 11 — Van Buren 400 South) to Kinzie, Cicero to Laramie →

See the whole Ward 28 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.