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 8, Section 2

Street cleaning between 75th St to 79th St, Cottage Grove to Greenwood

Q: When is street cleaning between 75th St to 79th St, Cottage Grove to Greenwood in Chicago?

This area is Ward 8, Section 2. Its next scheduled street cleaning is Friday, August 14, 2026. The City published 8 cleaning dates for this section in 2026, running April 3 – October 22, 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 14, 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 14

Cleaning days (2026)

Ticket if you forget

$60 → $120

What area is Ward 8, Section 2?

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

North

75th St

South

79th St

East

Cottage Grove

West

Greenwood

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 8, Section 2 in 2026, running April 3 – October 22, 2026.

Friday, April 3, 2026
Monday, April 6, 2026
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Friday, August 14, 2026 · next
Monday, August 17, 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.

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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 8

Section 1 — 71st St to 76th St, Avalon to Stony Island →Section 3 — 76th St to 79th St, Woodlawn to Stony Island →Section 4 — 74th St to 79th St, Stony Island to Bennett →Section 5 — 75th St to 79th St, Bennett to Paxton →Section 6 — 79th Street to 83rd St, Cottage Grove to Woodlawn →Section 7 — 79th St to 83rd St, Woodlawn to Stony Island →Section 8 — 79th St to 83rd St, Stony Island to Jeffery →Section 9 — 79th St to 83rd St, Jeffery to Crandon 2300 E) →Section 10 — 83rd St to 87th St, Cottage Grove to Ellis →Section 11 — 83rd St to 87th St, University to Stony Island →Section 12 — 83rd St to 87th St, Stony Island to Bennett →Section 13 — 84th St to 87th St, bennett to Yates →

See the whole Ward 8 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.