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 41, Section 13

Street cleaning between Cathrine to Argyle, Cumberland to East River Road

Q: When is street cleaning between Cathrine to Argyle, Cumberland to East River Road in Chicago?

This area is Ward 41, Section 13. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Thursday, August 20, 2026. The City published 12 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 3 – November 18, 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 41, Section 13?

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

North

Cathrine

South

Argyle

East

Cumberland

West

East River Road

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 41, Section 13 in 2026, running April 3 – November 18, 2026.

Friday, April 3, 2026
Monday, April 6, 2026
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Thursday, August 20, 2026 · next
Friday, August 21, 2026
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Wednesday, November 18, 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.

Get free reminders →Check my exact address

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 41

Section 1 — Howard to Northwest Highway, Oriole to Overhill →Section 2 — Howard to Touhy, Oketo to Oriole →Section 3 — Howard to Touhy, Harlem to Oketo →Section 4 — Touhy to Pratt, Harlem to Osceola →Section 5 — Touhy to Pratt, Osceola to Overhill →Section 6 — Pratt to Northwest Highway, Harlem to Oshkosh →Section 7 — Northwest Highway to Devon, Harlem to Canfield →Section 8 — Devon to Peterson, Oriole to Canfield →Section 9 — Devon to Overhill, Harlem to Oriole →Section 10 — Glenlake to Bryn Mawr, Oriole to Canfield →Section 11 — Everell to Bryn Mawr, Harlem to Oriole →Section 12 — Bryn Mawr to Catherine, Cumberland to East River Road →

See the whole Ward 41 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.