Chicago street cleaning · Ward 33
Ward 33 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 33 runs April through November. In 2024, the City scheduled cleaning on 163 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 33 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 33 drivers get roughly 32,482 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 33 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 33
The City splits Ward 33 into 12 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- Argyle to Lawrence, Kimball to PulaskiSection 1 · 14 cleaning days
- Lawrence to Wilson, St Louis to PulaskiSection 3 · 14 cleaning days
- Lawrence to Wilson, Sacramento to St. LouisSection 4 · 12 cleaning days
- Wilson to Montrose, St. Louis to PulaskiSection 5 · 12 cleaning days
- Montrose to Irving Park, St. Louis to AversSection 6 · 12 cleaning days
- Wilson to Montrose, Richmond to St. LouisSection 7 · 12 cleaning days
- Montrose to Berteau, Richmond to St. LouisSection 8 · 12 cleaning days
- Berteau to Irving Park, Richmond to St. LouisSection 9 · 12 cleaning days
- Wilson to Irving Park, California to RichmondSection 10 · 12 cleaning days
- Irving Park to Addison, Kedzie to KimballSection 11 · 12 cleaning days
- Irving Park to Addison, Mozart to KedzieSection 12 · 12 cleaning days
- Addison to Belmont, California to KedzieSection 13 · 12 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.