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 45, Section 17

Street cleaning between Central to Ludlam, Elston to Farragut

Q: When is street cleaning between Central to Ludlam, Elston to Farragut in Chicago?

This area is Ward 45, Section 17. The City published 6 cleaning dates for it in 2026, running May 15 – October 16, 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 6 dates are listed below for reference.

Next cleaning

Season ended

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 45, Section 17?

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

North

Central

South

Ludlam

East

Elston

West

Farragut

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 6 cleaning days for Ward 45, Section 17 in 2026, running May 15 – October 16, 2026.

Friday, May 15, 2026
Monday, May 18, 2026
Friday, July 31, 2026
Monday, August 3, 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Friday, October 16, 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 45

Section 1 — Belle Plaine to Byron, Central Park to Keeler →Section 2 — Belle Plaine to Grace, Kenton to Lockwood →Section 3 — Montrose to Irving Park, Keeler to Cicero →Section 4 — Sunnyside to Belle Plaine, Cicero to Laramie →Section 5 — Kennedy Expressway to Montrose, Avondale to Milwaukee →Section 6 — Windsor to Cullom, Laramie to Central →Section 7 — Kennedy Expressway to Windsor, Milwaukee Ave to Central →Section 8 — Higgins to Eastwood, Central to Melvina →Section 9 — Foster to Gunnison, Austin to Mobile →Section 10 — Avondale to Higgins, Central to Austin →Section 11 — Avondale to Foster Ave, Austin to Mulligan →Section 12 — Imlay to Newburg, Nagle to Nettleton →

See the whole Ward 45 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.