Chicago street cleaning · Ward 28
Ward 28 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 28 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 28 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 28 drivers get roughly 49,000 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 28 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 28
The City splits Ward 28 into 10 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- 16th Street to Van Buren, Racine to CanalSection 1 · 18 cleaning days
- Congress to 16th Street, Racine to AshlandSection 2 · 20 cleaning days
- Congress to 16th Street, Ashland to WesternSection 3 · 18 cleaning days
- Adams to 23rd Street, California to WesternSection 4 · 18 cleaning days
- Franklin Blvd to Congress, Kedzie to HamlinSection 6 · 18 cleaning days
- Madison 1 N/S to Chicago Ave, Hamlin to KentonSection 7 · 18 cleaning days
- Madison 1 N/S to Congress, Hamlin to KostnerSection 8 · 18 cleaning days
- Harrison to Carroll, Kostner to CiceroSection 9 · 18 cleaning days
- Madison 1 N/S to Chicago Ave, Kenton to LavergneSection 10 · 18 cleaning days
- Van Buren 400 South) to Kinzie, Cicero to LaramieSection 11 · 18 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.