Chicago street cleaning · Ward 11
Ward 11 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 11 runs April through November. In 2024, the City scheduled cleaning on 164 days across the ward. Leave your car on the block during the posted hours on a cleaning day and it's a $60 ticket — $120 if you don't catch it in time.
Ward 11 has scheduled cleaning days in April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November. There's no street cleaning in winter, but the overnight snow ban can still apply — Autopilot alerts you for both.
Find your exact cleaning days
Cleaning dates depend on your specific block, and the City sets new dates every season — so a ward-wide season isn't enough to keep you safe. Look up your street and get a free text the night before cleaning on your block, so you can move your car and never get the ticket.
Ward 11 drivers get roughly 40,127 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 11 ticket data →
Got a street-cleaning 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 →
Exact dates by section in Ward 11
The City splits Ward 11 into 13 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- Princeton Ave to Halsted Street, 35th Street to Pershing RdSection 1 · 12 cleaning days
- 25th Place to 35th Street, LaSalle Street to Stewart AveSection 2 · 20 cleaning days
- 31st Street to 35th Street, Canal St to Halsted StreetSection 3 · 10 cleaning days
- 25th Place to 31st Street, Canal St to Halsted StreetSection 4 · 20 cleaning days
- 16th Street to 24th Place, Wentworth Ave to Halsted Street / RiverSection 5 · 10 cleaning days
- Pershing Road to 43rd Place, Tracks to Halsted StreetSection 6 · 10 cleaning days
- 35th Street to Pershing Road, Halsted Street to Morgan StreetSection 7 · 10 cleaning days
- 31st Street to 35th Street, Halsted Street to Benson StreetSection 8 · 20 cleaning days
- Archer Ave to 31st Street, Halsted Street to Loomis StSection 9 · 10 cleaning days
- Archer Ave to 31st St, Keeley Street to RiverSection 10 · 10 cleaning days
- Eleanor Street to 31st Street, Senour to Pitney CtSection 11 · 10 cleaning days
- 32nd Street to 35th Street, Paulina Street to Damen AvenueSection 12 · 10 cleaning days
- 32nd Street to Pershing Road, Justine Street to Paulina StreetSection 13 · 10 cleaning days
Other wards
Schedule figures from the City of Chicago street-sweeping schedule (FOIA F143238, 2024). Exact cleaning dates vary by block and change each season — always follow the posted signs on your street.