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 50, Section 1

Street cleaning between Jarvis to Howard, Washtenaw to Kedzie

Q: When is street cleaning between Jarvis to Howard, Washtenaw to Kedzie in Chicago?

This area is Ward 50, Section 1. The City published 12 cleaning dates for it in 2026, running April 15 – October 22, 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 12 dates are listed below for reference.

Next cleaning

Season ended

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 50, Section 1?

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

North

Jarvis

South

Howard

East

Washtenaw

West

Kedzie

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 50, Section 1 in 2026, running April 15 – October 22, 2026.

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Monday, May 11, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Monday, June 22, 2026
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Friday, July 31, 2026
Monday, August 3, 2026
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Thursday, October 22, 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 50

Section 2 — Touhy to Jarvis, Washtenaw to Kedzie →Section 3 — Touhy to Howard, Western to Washtenaw →Section 4 — Lunt to Birchwood, Ridge to Western →Section 5 — Lunt to Touhy, Western to Kedzie →Section 6 — Pratt to Lunt, Rockwell to Kedzie →Section 7 — Devon to Pratt, Francisco to Kedzie →Section 8 — Devon to Pratt, Talman to Francisco →Section 9 — Devon to Pratt, Western to Talman →Section 10 — Granville to Loyola, Ridge to Western →Section 11 — Peterson to Devon, Western to Francisco →Section 12 — Peterson to Devon, Francisco to Kedzie →Section 13 — Bryn Mawr to Peterson, California to Virginia →

See the whole Ward 50 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.