Chicago street cleaning · Ward 21
Ward 21 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 21 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 21 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 21 drivers get roughly 17,517 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 21 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 21
The City splits Ward 21 into 20 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- 103rd Street to 107th Street, Halsted to Vincennes AveSection 1 · 10 cleaning days
- 103rd Street to 107th Street, Wentworth Ave to Halsted StreetSection 2 · 8 cleaning days
- 107th Street to 111th Street, Eggleston Ave to Halsted StreetSection 3 · 8 cleaning days
- 107th Street to 111th Street, Halsted Street to Vincennes AveSection 4 · 8 cleaning days
- 111th Street to 115th Street, Aberdeen Street to Vincennes AveSection 5 · 8 cleaning days
- 111th Street to 115th Street, Princeton Ave to Averdeen StreetSection 6 · 8 cleaning days
- 115th Street to 119th Street, Princeton Ave to Halsted StreetSection 7 · 8 cleaning days
- 115th Street to 119th Street, Halsted to LoomisSection 8 · 8 cleaning days
- 115th Street to 119th Street, Loomis Street to Vincennes AveSection 9 · 8 cleaning days
- 199th Street to 123rd Street, Halsted Street to Ashland AveSection 10 · 8 cleaning days
- 119th Street to 123rd Street, Stewart Ave to Halsted StreetSection 11 · 8 cleaning days
- 99th street to 103rd Street, Parnell Ave to Carpenter StreetSection 12 · 8 cleaning days
- 99th Street to 103rd Street, Carpenter Street to Vincennes AveSection 13 · 8 cleaning days
- 95th Street to 99th Street, Genoa Ave to Beverely Ave/Ashland AveSection 14 · 8 cleaning days
- 95th Street to 99th Street, Lowe Ave to Genoa AveSection 15 · 8 cleaning days
- 91st Street to 95th Street, Wallace Street to Aberdeen StreetSection 16 · 8 cleaning days
- 91st Street to 95th Street, Aberdeen Street to Beverly BlvdSection 17 · 8 cleaning days
- 84th Street to 91st Street, Aberdeen Street to Beverly BlvdSection 18 · 8 cleaning days
- 87th Street to 91st Street, Eggleston Ave to Aberdeen StreetSection 19 · 8 cleaning days
- 83rd Street to 90th Street, State Street to Vincennes AveSection 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.