Chicago street cleaning · Ward 15
Ward 15 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 15 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 15 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 15 drivers get roughly 25,914 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 15 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 15
The City splits Ward 15 into 10 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- 43rd Street to 47th Street, Halsted to StewartSection 1 · 18 cleaning days
- 43rd Street to 45th Street, Damen to WoodSection 2 · 16 cleaning days
- 47th Street to 48th Street, Leavitt to PaulinaSection 3 · 16 cleaning days
- 44th Street to 43rd Street, California to FairfieldSection 4 · 16 cleaning days
- 51st Street to 59th Street, Rockwell to HoyneSection 5 · 16 cleaning days
- 59th Street to 55th Street, Sacramento to RockwellSection 6 · 16 cleaning days
- 59th Street to 61st Street, Troy to CaliforniaSection 7 · 16 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to Marquette, Troy to CaliforniaSection 8 · 16 cleaning days
- 56th Street to 61st Street, Damen to MarshfieldSection 9 · 16 cleaning days
- 61st Street to 66th Street, Wolcott to MarshfieldSection 10 · 16 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.