Chicago street cleaning · Ward 2
Ward 2 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 2 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 2 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 2 drivers get roughly 94,146 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 2 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 2
The City splits Ward 2 into 7 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- Fullerton 2400 N to Cortland 1900 N, Ashland to Clifton 1130 WSection 1 · 34 cleaning days
- Cortland 1900 N to Clybourn 1300 W, Clark 100 W to Kingsbury 1400 WSection 2 · 32 cleaning days
- North Ave to Division, Clark 100 W to Sedgwick 400 WSection 3 · 32 cleaning days
- North Ave to Division, Clark 100 W to State St 0/0Section 4 · 66 cleaning days
- Chicago 800 N to Scott St 1230 N, Lake Shore Drive 140 E to State St 0/0Section 5 · 66 cleaning days
- Division 1200 N to Chicago 800 N, State St 0/0 to Sedgwick 400 WSection 6 · 32 cleaning days
- Chicago 800 N to Illinois 500 N, Lake Shore Drive 140 E to State St 0/0Section 7 · 32 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.