Chicago street cleaning · Ward 18
Ward 18 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 18 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 18 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 18 drivers get roughly 13,069 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 18 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 18
The City splits Ward 18 into 20 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- 83rd Street to 87th Street, Damen to CaliforniaSection 1 · 8 cleaning days
- 75th Street to 83rd Street, Damen to WesternSection 2 · 8 cleaning days
- 71st Street to 77th Street, Bell to RockwellSection 3 · 8 cleaning days
- 71st Street to 75th Street, Rockwell to KedzieSection 4 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th Street to 83rd Street, Western Ave to CaliforniaSection 5 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th Street to 83rd Street, California to KedzieSection 6 · 8 cleaning days
- 83rd Street to 87th Street, California to KedzieSection 7 · 8 cleaning days
- 83rd Street to 87th Street, Kedzie Ave to Central Park AveSection 8 · 10 cleaning days
- 79th Street to 83rd Street, Kedzie Ave to Central Park AveSection 9 · 8 cleaning days
- 75th Street to 79th Street, Richmond to Central Park AveSection 10 · 10 cleaning days
- 75th Street to 79th Street, Lawndale to PulaskiSection 11 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th Street to 83rd Street, Central Park to PulaskiSection 12 · 8 cleaning days
- 83rd Street to 87th Street, Central Park to PulaskiSection 13 · 8 cleaning days
- 83rd Street to 87th Street, Pulaski to KostnerSection 14 · 8 cleaning days
- 83rd Street to 87th Street, Kostner to CiceroSection 15 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th Street to 83rd Street, Kostner to CiceroSection 16 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th Street to 83rd Street, Pulaski to KostnerSection 17 · 8 cleaning days
- 77th Place to 79th Street, Pulaski to CiceroSection 18 · 8 cleaning days
- 83rd Street to 86th Street, Damen to Loomis BlvdSection 19 · 8 cleaning days
- 86th Street to 90th Street, Justine to DamenSection 20 · 8 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.