Chicago street cleaning · Ward 25
Ward 25 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 25 runs April through November. In 2024, the City scheduled cleaning on 150 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 25 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 25 drivers get roughly 73,015 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 25 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 25
The City splits Ward 25 into 11 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- 23rd Street to 27th Street, Kedzie Ave to Homan AveSection 1 · 16 cleaning days
- 23rd Street to 31st Street, Sacramento to KedzieSection 2 · 16 cleaning days
- 18th Street to 26th Street, Western Ave to California AvenueSection 3 · 16 cleaning days
- Cermak Road to Blue Island, Ashland Ave to Western AveSection 4 · 16 cleaning days
- 18th Street to Cermak, Damen Avenue to Western AvenueSection 5 · 14 cleaning days
- 16th Street to Cermak Road, Ashland Ave to Damen AveSection 6 · 14 cleaning days
- 16th Street to 18th Street, Halsted to Ashland AveSection 7 · 14 cleaning days
- 18th Street to Cermak Road, Racine Ave to Ashland AveSection 8 · 14 cleaning days
- 18th Street to Cermak Road, Halsted Street to RacineSection 9 · 14 cleaning days
- 14th Place to Viaduct, Canal Street to Blue IslandSection 10 · 14 cleaning days
- 16th Street to Cermak Road, Canal Street to Halsted StreetSection 11 · 14 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.