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 32, Section 15

Street cleaning between Medill to Armitage, Leavitt to Damen

Q: When is street cleaning between Medill to Armitage, Leavitt to Damen in Chicago?

This area is Ward 32, Section 15. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Thursday, August 20, 2026. The City published 8 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 27 – October 20, 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 Thursday, August 20, 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

Thu, Aug 20

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 32, Section 15?

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

North

Medill

South

Armitage

East

Leavitt

West

Damen

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 8 cleaning days for Ward 32, Section 15 in 2026, running April 27 – October 20, 2026.

Monday, April 27, 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Thursday, August 20, 2026 · next
Friday, August 21, 2026
Monday, October 19, 2026
Tuesday, October 20, 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 32

Section 1 — Addison to Belmont, Western to Leavitt →Section 2 — Addison to Belmont, Leavitt to Damen →Section 3 — Cornelia to Belmont, Damen to Ravenswood →Section 4 — Roscoe to Belmont, Ravenswood to Southport →Section 5 — Belmont to Diversey, Western to Leavitt →Section 6 — Belmont to Diversey, Leavitt to Damen →Section 7 — Belmont to Diversey, Damen to Ravenswood →Section 8 — Wolcott 91900 West) to Ashland Ave, Belmont to Diversey →Section 9 — Belmont to Diversey, Ashland to Southport →Section 10 — Belmont to Diversey, Southport to Racine →Section 11 — Diversey to Fullerton, Southport to Racine →Section 12 — Diversey to Fullerton, Ashland to Southport →

See the whole Ward 32 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.