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 31, Section 12

Street cleaning between Belden to Altgeld, Knox to Lockwood

Q: When is street cleaning between Belden to Altgeld, Knox to Lockwood in Chicago?

This area is Ward 31, Section 12. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Monday, August 24, 2026. The City published 14 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 7 – November 3, 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 24, 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 24

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 31, Section 12?

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

North

Belden

South

Altgeld

East

Knox

West

Lockwood

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 14 cleaning days for Ward 31, Section 12 in 2026, running April 7 – November 3, 2026.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Monday, May 11, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Monday, June 15, 2026
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Monday, August 24, 2026 · next
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Monday, September 28, 2026
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Monday, November 2, 2026
Tuesday, November 3, 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 31

Section 1 — Altgeld to Diversey, Cicero to Laramie →Section 2 — Fullerton to Diversey, Laramie to Central Ave →Section 3 — Diversey to Belmont, Long to Major →Section 4 — Diversey to Barry, Lavergne to Long →Section 5 — Diversey to Belmont, Knox to Lavergne →Section 6 — Barry to Henderson, Cicero to Long →Section 7 — Henderson to Addison, Cicero to Lockwood →Section 8 — Diversey to Belmont, Tripp to Kenton →Section 9 — Fullerton to Diversey, Kostner to Cicero →Section 10 — Belden to Diversey, Pulaski to Kilbourn →Section 11 — Diversey to Belmont, Lawndale to Tripp →

See the whole Ward 31 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.