Chicago street cleaning · Ward 17
Ward 17 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 17 runs April through November. In 2023, the City scheduled cleaning on 160 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 17 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 17 drivers get roughly 19,997 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 17 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 17
The City splits Ward 17 into 25 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- 83rd Street to 86th Place, Summit Street to Morgan StreetSection 1 · 8 cleaning days
- 83rd Street to 87th Street, Morgan Street to Racine AveSection 2 · 8 cleaning days
- 83rd Street to 87th Street, Racine to Loomis BlvdSection 3 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th Street to 83rd Street, Halsted Street to Morgan StreetSection 4 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th Street to 83rd Street, Morgan Street to Racine AveSection 5 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th Street to 83rd Street, Ashland Ave to RacineSection 6 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th Street to 83rd Street, Ashland to WoodsSection 7 · 6 cleaning days
- 79th Street to 83rd Street, Woods Street to Damen AveSection 8 · 6 cleaning days
- 75th Street to 79th Street, Woods Street to DamenSection 9 · 6 cleaning days
- 75th Street to 79th Street, Woods Street to Ashland AveSection 10 · 6 cleaning days
- 75th Street to 79th Street, Racine Ave to Ashland AveSection 11 · 6 cleaning days
- 75th Street to 79th Street, Morgan Street to Racine AveSection 12 · 6 cleaning days
- 75th Street to 79th Street, Halsted Street to Morgan StreetSection 13 · 6 cleaning days
- 74th Street to 79th Street, Wallace Street to Halsted StreetSection 14 · 6 cleaning days
- 76th Street to 79th Street, Wallace St to PerrySection 15 · 6 cleaning days
- 71st Street to 75th Street, Halsted Street to Morgan StreetSection 16 · 6 cleaning days
- 71st Street to 75th Street, Morgan Street to Racine AveSection 17 · 6 cleaning days
- 71st Street to 74th Street, Ashland Ave to Racine AveSection 18 · 6 cleaning days
- Marquette to 71st Street, Ashland Ave to Racine AveSection 19 · 6 cleaning days
- 71st Street to 74th Street, Ashland Ave to Wolcott AveSection 20 · 6 cleaning days
- 68th Street to 71st Street, Ashland Ave to Honore StreetSection 21 · 6 cleaning days
- 68th Street 6800 South) to 71st Street, Honore Street to Bell AveSection 22 · 6 cleaning days
- 71st Street to 74th Street, Claremont to Rockwell StreetSection 23 · 6 cleaning days
- Lithuana Place Court to 71st Street, Bell Ave to Rockwell AveSection 24 · 6 cleaning days
- 71st Street to 73rd Street, Kedzie Ave to Central Park AveSection 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.