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 18

Street cleaning between Avondale to Talcott, Harlem to East Circle

Q: When is street cleaning between Avondale to Talcott, Harlem to East Circle in Chicago?

This area is Ward 41, Section 18. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The City published 10 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 9 – October 14, 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 26, 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 26

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 41, Section 18?

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

North

Avondale

South

Talcott

East

Harlem

West

East Circle

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 41, Section 18 in 2026, running April 9 – October 14, 2026.

Thursday, April 9, 2026
Friday, April 10, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Monday, July 13, 2026
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 · next
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Wednesday, October 14, 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 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.