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 44, Section 1

Street cleaning between Byron to Belmont, Southport to Greenview

Q: When is street cleaning between Byron to Belmont, Southport to Greenview in Chicago?

This area is Ward 44, Section 1. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Wednesday, August 19, 2026. The City published 14 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 10 – October 21, 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 19, 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 19

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 44, Section 1?

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

North

Byron

South

Belmont

East

Southport

West

Greenview

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 14 cleaning days for Ward 44, Section 1 in 2026, running April 10 – October 21, 2026.

Friday, April 10, 2026
Monday, April 13, 2026
Monday, May 11, 2026
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Monday, June 15, 2026
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Friday, July 17, 2026
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 · next
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Friday, September 18, 2026
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Wednesday, October 21, 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 44

Section 2 — Byron to Addison, Racine to Southport →Section 3 — Irving Park to Addison, Halsted to Racine →Section 4 — Addison to Belmont, Racine to Southport →Section 5 — Addison to Roscoe, Halsted to Racine →Section 6 — Roscoe to Belmont, Halsted to Racine →Section 7 — Cornelia to Belmont, Lake Shore Drive to Halsted →Section 8 — Belmont to Diversey, Sheffield to Racine →Section 9 — Belmont to Diversey, Halsted to Sheffield →Section 10 — Belmont to Wellington, Lake Shore Drive West to Halsted →Section 11 — Wellington to Diversey, Lake Shore Drive West to Halsted →

See the whole Ward 44 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.