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 39, Section 12

Street cleaning between Devon to Peterson, Pulaski to Kostner

Q: When is street cleaning between Devon to Peterson, Pulaski to Kostner in Chicago?

This area is Ward 39, Section 12. The City published 8 cleaning dates for it in 2026, running May 1 – October 7, 2026, and the posted season has now ended. 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 City's published 2026 cleaning season has ended for this section. All 8 dates are listed below for reference.

Next cleaning

Season ended

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 39, Section 12?

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

North

Devon

South

Peterson

East

Pulaski

West

Kostner

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 39, Section 12 in 2026, running May 1 – October 7, 2026.

Friday, May 1, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Friday, August 14, 2026
Monday, August 17, 2026
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Wednesday, October 7, 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 39

Section 1 — Montrose to Irving Park, Ridgeway to Kedvale →Section 2 — Leland to Irving Park, Keystone to Kenneth →Section 3 — Lawrence to Montrose, Lowell to Cicero →Section 4 — Lawrence to Montrose, Pulaski to Kenneth →Section 5 — Foster to Lawrence, Lowell to Cicero →Section 6 — Foster to Lawrence, Avers to Lowell →Section 7 — Devon to Bryn Mawr, Saint Louis to Lowell →Section 8 — Peterson to Bryn Mawr, Jersey to Saint Louis →Section 9 — Bryn Mawr to Foster, Kedzie to Saint Louis →Section 10 — Foster to Ainslie, Kedzie to Avers →Section 11 — Bryn Mawr to Foster, California to Chicago River →Section 14 — Peterson to Devon, Kostner to Cicero →

See the whole Ward 39 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.