Chicago street cleaning · Ward 23
Ward 23 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 23 runs April through November. In 2024, 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 23 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 23 drivers get roughly 14,773 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 23 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 23
The City splits Ward 23 into 24 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- 51st Street to Archer Ave, Harlem Ave to New EnglandSection 1 · 8 cleaning days
- 51st Street to Archer Ave, New England Ave to Normandy AveSection 2 · 8 cleaning days
- 51st Street to Archer Ave, Normandy to Natchez AveSection 3 · 8 cleaning days
- 51st Street to Archer Ave, Natchez Ave to Merrimac AveSection 4 · 8 cleaning days
- 51st Street to 55th Street, Merrimac Ave to Austin AveSection 5 · 8 cleaning days
- 51st Street to 55th Street, Austin Ave to Menard AveSection 6 · 8 cleaning days
- 51st Street to 55th Street, Menard to LunaSection 7 · 8 cleaning days
- 51st Street to Archer Avenue, Luna Ave to Laramie AveSection 8 · 8 cleaning days
- Archer Avenue to 55th Street, Luna Ave to Laramie AveSection 9 · 8 cleaning days
- 50th Street to 55th Street, Laramie Ave to Cicero AveSection 10 · 6 cleaning days
- 51st Street to 55th Street, Cicero Avenue to Kolin AvenueSection 11 · 6 cleaning days
- 51st Street to 55th Street, Kolin Avenue to Pulaski RoadSection 12 · 6 cleaning days
- 51st Street to 55th Street, Pulaski Road to Hamlin AvenueSection 13 · 6 cleaning days
- 51st Street to 55th Street, Hamlin Avenue to Central Park AvenueSection 14 · 6 cleaning days
- 55th Street to 57th Street, Pulaski Road to Central Park AvenueSection 15 · 6 cleaning days
- 57th Street to 59th Street, Pulaski Road to Central ParkSection 16 · 6 cleaning days
- 59th Street to 61st Street, Karlov Ave to Central ParkSection 17 · 6 cleaning days
- 61st Street to 63rd Street, Pulaski Road to Central ParkSection 18 · 6 cleaning days
- 63rd Street to 65th Street, Pulaski Road to Central ParkSection 19 · 6 cleaning days
- 65th Street to Marquette Ave, Pulaski Road to St LouisSection 20 · 6 cleaning days
- Marquette Ave to 70th Street, Cicero Ave to Pulaski RoadSection 21 · 6 cleaning days
- Marquette Ave to 69th Street, Pulaski Road to Central ParkSection 22 · 6 cleaning days
- 69th Street to 71st Street, Pulaski Road to Central ParkSection 23 · 6 cleaning days
- 71st Street to 74th Street, Pulaski Road to Central ParkSection 24 · 6 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.