Chicago street cleaning · Ward 31
Ward 31 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 31 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 31 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 31 drivers get roughly 30,694 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 31 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 31
The City splits Ward 31 into 12 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- Altgeld to Diversey, Cicero to LaramieSection 1 · 14 cleaning days
- Fullerton to Diversey, Laramie to Central AveSection 2 · 14 cleaning days
- Diversey to Belmont, Long to MajorSection 3 · 14 cleaning days
- Diversey to Barry, Lavergne to LongSection 4 · 14 cleaning days
- Diversey to Belmont, Knox to LavergneSection 5 · 14 cleaning days
- Barry to Henderson, Cicero to LongSection 6 · 14 cleaning days
- Henderson to Addison, Cicero to LockwoodSection 7 · 12 cleaning days
- Diversey to Belmont, Tripp to KentonSection 8 · 12 cleaning days
- Fullerton to Diversey, Kostner to CiceroSection 9 · 12 cleaning days
- Belden to Diversey, Pulaski to KilbournSection 10 · 14 cleaning days
- Diversey to Belmont, Lawndale to TrippSection 11 · 14 cleaning days
- Belden to Altgeld, Knox to LockwoodSection 12 · 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.