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 35, Section 12

Street cleaning between Irving Park to Diversey, Albany to Chicago River

Q: When is street cleaning between Irving Park to Diversey, Albany to Chicago River in Chicago?

This area is Ward 35, Section 12. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Monday, August 10, 2026. The City published 12 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 17 – October 26, 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 10, 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 10

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 35, Section 12?

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

North

Irving Park

South

Diversey

East

Albany

West

Chicago River

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 12 cleaning days for Ward 35, Section 12 in 2026, running April 17 – October 26, 2026.

Friday, April 17, 2026
Monday, April 20, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Monday, July 6, 2026
Monday, August 10, 2026 · next
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Friday, October 23, 2026
Monday, October 26, 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 35

Section 1 — Fullerton to Armitage, Pulaski to Kostner →Section 2 — Fullerton to Dickens, Central Park to Pulaski →Section 3 — Wrightwood to Dickens, Kimball to Central Park →Section 4 — Wrightwood to Dickens, Sacramento to Kimball →Section 5 — Wrightwood to Fullerton, Central Park to Pulaski →Section 6 — Diversey to Wrightwood, Central Park to Pulaski →Section 7 — Milwaukee Ave to Wrightwood, Hamlin to Kimball →Section 8 — Belmont to Milwaukee Ave, Kimball to Milwaukee Ave →Section 9 — Belmont to Wrightwood, Kedzie to Kimball →Section 10 — Kennedy Expressway to Logan Blvd, Kennedy Expressway to Kedzie →Section 11 — Belmont to Schubert, Kennedy Expressway to Elston Avenue →Section 13 — Irving Park to Belmont, Central Park to Kedzie →

See the whole Ward 35 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.