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 5, Section 15

Street cleaning between 55th Street to 53rd Street, Ridgewood Ct to Lake Park Ave

Q: When is street cleaning between 55th Street to 53rd Street, Ridgewood Ct to Lake Park Ave in Chicago?

This area is Ward 5, Section 15. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Friday, August 28, 2026. The City published 8 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running May 11 – October 28, 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 Friday, August 28, 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

Fri, Aug 28

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 5, Section 15?

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

North

55th Street

South

53rd Street

East

Ridgewood Ct

West

Lake Park Ave

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 5, Section 15 in 2026, running May 11 – October 28, 2026.

Monday, May 11, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Monday, July 13, 2026
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Friday, August 28, 2026 · next
Monday, August 31, 2026
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Wednesday, October 28, 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 5

Section 1 — Kimbark to Cottage Grove, 75th St to 71st St →Section 2 — Woodlawn to Stony Island Ave, 71st St to 67th St →Section 3 — Stony Island Ave to Cregier Ave, 71st St to 67th St →Section 4 — Cregier Ave to Jeffery Blvd, 71st Street to 67th St →Section 5 — Jeffery Blvd to Clyde Ave, 71st Street to 67th Street →Section 6 — Merrill Ave to South Shore Dr, 71st Street to 67th Street →Section 7 — Bennett Ave to Yates Blvd, 71st Street to 73rd Street →Section 8 — Dorchester Ave to Stony Island Ave, 67th Street to 60th Street →Section 9 — Cottage Grove to Ellis Ave, 61st Street to 55th Street →Section 10 — Ellis Ave to Kimbark Ave, 61st Street to 55th Street →Section 11 — Kimbark Ave to Blackstone Ave, 61st Street to 55th Street →Section 12 — Blackstone Ave to Shore Dr., 59th Street to 55th Street →

See the whole Ward 5 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.