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 7, Section 3

Street cleaning between Paxton to Yates, 72nd Street to 75th Street

Q: When is street cleaning between Paxton to Yates, 72nd Street to 75th Street in Chicago?

This area is Ward 7, Section 3. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The City published 8 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 7 – October 16, 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 12, 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 12

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 7, Section 3?

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

North

Paxton

South

Yates

East

72nd Street

West

75th Street

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 7, Section 3 in 2026, running April 7 – October 16, 2026.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · next
Thursday, August 13, 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 7

Section 1 — Merrill to Euclid, 73rd Street to 75th Street →Section 2 — Bennett to Blackstone, 71st Street to 74th Street →Section 4 — Yates to Colfax, 71st Street to 74th Street →Section 5 — Paxton to Yates, 75th Street to 79th Street →Section 6 — Essex to Escanaba, 75th Street to 79th Street →Section 7 — Exchange to Lake Front, 71st Street to 75th Street →Section 8 — Exchange to Lake Front, 75th Street to 79th Street →Section 9 — Paxton to Colfax, 80th Street to 82nd Street →Section 10 — Saginaw 2635 E to Exchange, 80th Street to 82nd Street →Section 11 — Commercial to Buffalo, 79th Pl to 82nd St →Section 12 — Yates to Kingston Ave, 84th St to 86th St →Section 13 — Colfax to Manistee, 84th St to 86th St →

See the whole Ward 7 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.