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 38, Section 15

Street cleaning between Addison to Irving Park, Sayre to Harlem

Q: When is street cleaning between Addison to Irving Park, Sayre to Harlem in Chicago?

This area is Ward 38, Section 15. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Thursday, August 20, 2026. The City published 8 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running May 1 – October 16, 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 38, Section 15?

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

North

Addison

South

Irving Park

East

Sayre

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 8 cleaning days for Ward 38, Section 15 in 2026, running May 1 – October 16, 2026.

Friday, May 1, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
Friday, June 26, 2026
Monday, June 29, 2026
Thursday, August 20, 2026 · next
Friday, August 21, 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Friday, October 16, 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 38

Section 26A — Irving Park to Berteau, Pioneer to Cumberland →Section 2 — Irving Park to Cullom, Central to Laramie →Section 5 — Irving Park to Berteau, Austin to Central →Section 6 — Berteau to Montrose, Austin to Central →Section 10 — Irving Park to Grace, Narragansett to Austin →Section 17 — School Street to Addison, Harlem to Oriole →Section 18 — Addison to Irving Park, Harlem to Oketo →Section 21 — Belmont to Addison, Ozanam to Pacific →Section 26B — Montrose to Lawrence, Cumberland to East River Road →Section 1 — Irving Park to Berteau, Laramie to Lavergne →Section 3 — Addison to Grace, Austin to Central →Section 4 — Grace to Irving Park, Austin to Central →

See the whole Ward 38 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.