Chicago street cleaning · Ward 12
Ward 12 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 12 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 12 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 12 drivers get roughly 21,957 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 12 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 12
The City splits Ward 12 into 11 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- 43rd Street to Archer Ave, Kedzie to DrakeSection 1 · 16 cleaning days
- 44th Street to Archer Ave, Kedzie to DrakeSection 2 · 16 cleaning days
- 41st Place to 47th Street, Sacramento to KedzieSection 3 · 16 cleaning days
- 42nd Street to 47th Street, California to SacramentoSection 4 · 16 cleaning days
- Pershing to 47th Street, Rockwell to CaliforniaSection 5 · 14 cleaning days
- Pershing to 45th Street, Western to RockwellSection 6 · 14 cleaning days
- Pershing to 42nd Street, California to KedzieSection 7 · 14 cleaning days
- 37th Street to Pershing, California to DrakeSection 8 · 14 cleaning days
- 35th Street to Pershing, Western to KedzieSection 9 · 14 cleaning days
- 32nd Street to 37th Street, Damen to WesternSection 10 · 14 cleaning days
- 35th Street to Pershing, Ashland to DamenSection 11 · 14 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.