Chicago street cleaning · Ward 3
Ward 3 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 3 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 3 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 3 drivers get roughly 68,944 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 3 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 3
The City splits Ward 3 into 16 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- 12th St to 16th St, Calumet to ClarkSection 1 · 10 cleaning days
- 16th St to Cermak, Calumet to ClarkSection 2 · 10 cleaning days
- Cermak to 26th St, Indiana to ClarkSection 3 · 10 cleaning days
- 26th St to 35th St, Giles to State StSection 4 · 10 cleaning days
- 35th St to 39th St, State St to PrincetonSection 5 · 10 cleaning days
- 35th St to 39th St, King Drive to State StSection 6 · 10 cleaning days
- 39th St. to 47th St, State to StewartSection 7 · 10 cleaning days
- 39th St to 45th St, King Drive to EvansSection 8 · 10 cleaning days
- 45th St to 50th St, Champlain to King DriveSection 9 · 10 cleaning days
- 39th St to 43rd St, King Drive to StateSection 10 · 10 cleaning days
- 43rd St to 47th St, Indiana to King DriveSection 11 · 10 cleaning days
- 43rd St to 47th St, Michigan to FederalSection 12 · 10 cleaning days
- 47th St to 51st St, Indiana to King DriveSection 13 · 10 cleaning days
- 47th St to 51st St, Michigan to State StSection 14 · 10 cleaning days
- 51st St to 55th St, Indiana to King DriveSection 15 · 10 cleaning days
- 51st to 55th St, Michigan to DearbornSection 16 · 10 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.