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 36, Section 7

Street cleaning between Fullerton to Armitage, Meade to Central

Q: When is street cleaning between Fullerton to Armitage, Meade to Central in Chicago?

This area is Ward 36, Section 7. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Monday, September 14, 2026. The City published 10 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 27 – October 30, 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, September 14, 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, Sep 14

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 36, Section 7?

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

North

Fullerton

South

Armitage

East

Meade

West

Central

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 36, Section 7 in 2026, running April 27 – October 30, 2026.

Monday, April 27, 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Friday, June 12, 2026
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Monday, September 14, 2026 · next
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Friday, October 30, 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 36

Section 1 — School to Wellington, Sayer to Normandy →Section 2 — Roscoe to Wellington, Normandy to Narragansett →Section 3 — Wellington to Wrightwood, Sayer to Normandy →Section 4 — Wellington to Grand, Normandy to Moody →Section 5 — Wrightwood to Belden, Sayre to Normandy →Section 6 — Fullerton to Mclean, Natchez to Meade →Section 9 — Wabansia to Thomas, Kostner to Central Park →Section 10 — Division to Grand Ave, Central Park to California →Section 11 — Hadden to Iowa, California to Western →Section 12 — Cortez to Chicago Ave, Western to Hoyne →Section 13 — Augusta to Chicago Ave, Hoyne to Wood Street →Section 14 — Chicago Ave to Grand, Western to Hoyne →

See the whole Ward 36 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.