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 29, Section 12

Street cleaning between Wrightwood to Armitage, Oak Park to Harlem

Q: When is street cleaning between Wrightwood to Armitage, Oak Park to Harlem in Chicago?

This area is Ward 29, Section 12. The City published 10 cleaning dates for it in 2026, running May 1 – October 14, 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 10 dates are listed below for reference.

Next cleaning

Season ended

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 29, Section 12?

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

North

Wrightwood

South

Armitage

East

Oak Park

West

Harlem

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 29, 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
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.

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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 29

Section 1 — Madison 0 N/S to Roosevelt, Central to Austin →Section 2 — Westend to Jackson, Laramie to Central →Section 3 — Jackson to Roosevelet, Cicero to Central →Section 4 — Corcoran to Madison 0 N/S, Central to Austin →Section 5 — Chicago to Lake, Central to Austin →Section 6 — Division to Chicago, Central to Austin →Section 7 — North to Division, Central to Austin →Section 8 — Dickens to North, Central to Austin →Section 9 — Dickens to North, Austin to Narragansett →Section 10 — Armitage to North, Narragansett to Oakpark →Section 11 — Armitage to North, Oak Park to Harlem →Section 13 — School to Wrightwood, Sayre to Harlem →

See the whole Ward 29 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.