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 40, Section 15

Street cleaning between Balmoral to Foster, Western to California

Q: When is street cleaning between Balmoral to Foster, Western to California in Chicago?

This area is Ward 40, Section 15. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The City published 8 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 23 – October 7, 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 Wednesday, August 12, 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

Wed, Aug 12

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 40, Section 15?

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

North

Balmoral

South

Foster

East

Western

West

California

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 40, Section 15 in 2026, running April 23 – October 7, 2026.

Thursday, April 23, 2026
Friday, April 24, 2026
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · next
Thursday, August 13, 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 40

Section 1 — Lunt to Pratt, Bell to Rockwell →Section 2 — Lunt to Devon, Ridge to Bell →Section 3 — Albion to Peterson, Clark to Ravenswood →Section 4 — Peterson to Bryn Mawr, Clark to Ravenswood →Section 5 — Bryn Mawr to Foster, Clark to Ravenswood →Section 6 — Devon to Peterson, Ravenswood to Leavitt →Section 7 — Bryn Mawr to Foster, Ravenswood to Damen →Section 8 — Foster to Argyle, Clark to Damen →Section 9 — Bryn Mawr to Foster, Damen to Western →Section 10 — Foster to Ainsle, Damen to Western →Section 11 — Granville to Peterson, Leavitt to Fairfield →Section 12 — Peterson to Ardmore, Western to Richmond →

See the whole Ward 40 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.