Chicago street cleaning · Ward 13
Ward 13 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 13 runs April through November. In 2024, the City scheduled cleaning on 162 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 13 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 13 drivers get roughly 13,891 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 13 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 13
The City splits Ward 13 into 26 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- Archer Avenue to 59th Street, Sayre to HarlemSection 1 · 6 cleaning days
- Archer Ave to Railroad Tracks, Oak Park to SayreSection 2 · 6 cleaning days
- Archer Ave to Railroad Tracks, Narragansett to NashvilleSection 4 · 6 cleaning days
- 55th Street to Railroad Tracks, Melvina to NarragansettSection 5 · 6 cleaning days
- 55th Street to Railroad Tracks, Austin to MelvinaSection 6 · 6 cleaning days
- 55th Street to Railroad Tracks, Menard to AustinSection 7 · 6 cleaning days
- 55th Street to Railroad Tracks, Central to MenardSection 8 · 6 cleaning days
- Minuteman Park to 63rd Street, Central to MenardSection 9 · 6 cleaning days
- Railroad Tracks to 63rd Street., Menard to AustinSection 10 · 6 cleaning days
- Railroad Tracks to 63rd Street, Austin to MelvinaSection 11 · 6 cleaning days
- Railroad Tracks to 63rd Street, Melvina to NarragansettSection 12 · 6 cleaning days
- Railroad Tracks to 63rd Street, Narragansett to NashvilleSection 13 · 6 cleaning days
- Railroad Tracks to 63rd Street, Nashbille to Oak ParkSection 14 · 6 cleaning days
- Railroad Tracks to 65th Street, Oak Park to HarlemSection 15 · 6 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to 65th Street, Narragansett to Oak ParkSection 16 · 6 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to 65th Street, Austin to NarragansettSection 17 · 6 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to 65th Street, Central to AustinSection 18 · 6 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to 65th Street, Laramie to CentralSection 19 · 4 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to 65th Street, Cicero to LaramieSection 20 · 6 cleaning days
- 60th Street to Marquette Road, Railroad Tracks to CiceroSection 21 · 6 cleaning days
- 55th Street to 59th Street, Kildare to Railroad TracksSection 22 · 6 cleaning days
- 55th Street to 59th Street, Pulaski to KildareSection 23 · 6 cleaning days
- 59th Street to 63rd Street, Kildare to Railroad TracksSection 24 · 6 cleaning days
- 59th Street to 63rd Street, Pulaski to KildareSection 25 · 6 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to Marquette Road, Kildare to Railroad TracksSection 26 · 6 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to Marquette Road, Pulaski to KildareSection 27 · 6 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.