Chicago street cleaning · Ward 16
Ward 16 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 16 runs April through November. In 2023, the City scheduled cleaning on 159 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 16 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 16 drivers get roughly 22,582 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 16 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 16
The City splits Ward 16 into 25 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- 51st Street to 55th Street, Damen to Western AveSection 1 · 8 cleaning days
- 51st Street to 56th Street, Hermitage to DamenSection 2 · 8 cleaning days
- 51st Street to 56th Street, Bishiop to HermitageSection 3 · 8 cleaning days
- 53rd Street to 55th Street, Wallace to RacineSection 4 · 8 cleaning days
- 55th Street to 59th Street, Loomis to HermitageSection 5 · 8 cleaning days
- 55th Street to 59th Street, Racine to LoomisSection 6 · 8 cleaning days
- 55th Street to 59th Street, Morgan to RacineSection 7 · 6 cleaning days
- 55th Street to 59th Street, Halsted to Morgan StreetSection 8 · 6 cleaning days
- 55th Street to 59th Street, Wallace to HalstedSection 9 · 6 cleaning days
- 59th Street to 63rd Street, Western Ave to CaliforniaSection 10 · 6 cleaning days
- 58th Street to 59th Street, Bell to OakleySection 11 · 6 cleaning days
- 59th Street to Marquette, Damen to HamiltonSection 12 · 6 cleaning days
- 59th Street to 63rd Street, Ashland to DamenSection 13 · 6 cleaning days
- 59th Street to 63rd Street, Loomis to MarshfieldSection 14 · 6 cleaning days
- 59th Street to 63rd Street, Racine to LoomisSection 15 · 6 cleaning days
- 59th Street to 63rd Street, Morgan to RacineSection 16 · 6 cleaning days
- 59th Street to 63rd Street, Wallace to MorganSection 17 · 6 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to 68th Street, Loomis to MarshfieldSection 18 · 6 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to Marquette, Morgan to LoomisSection 19 · 6 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to Marquette, Lowe to MorganSection 20 · 6 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to Marquette, Western Ave to CaliforniaSection 21 · 6 cleaning days
- Marquette to 70th Street, Western to CaliforniaSection 22 · 6 cleaning days
- Marquette to 69th Street, Ashland to HamiltonSection 23 · 6 cleaning days
- Marquette to 71st Street, Morgan to RacineSection 24 · 6 cleaning days
- Marquette to 71st Street, Emerald to MorganSection 25 · 6 cleaning days
Other wards
Schedule figures from the City of Chicago street-sweeping schedule (FOIA F143238, 2023). Exact cleaning dates vary by block and change each season — always follow the posted signs on your street.