Chicago street cleaning · Ward 36
Ward 36 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 36 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 36 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 36 drivers get roughly 25,575 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 36 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 36
The City splits Ward 36 into 15 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- School to Wellington, Sayer to NormandySection 1 · 10 cleaning days
- Roscoe to Wellington, Normandy to NarragansettSection 2 · 10 cleaning days
- Wellington to Wrightwood, Sayer to NormandySection 3 · 10 cleaning days
- Wellington to Grand, Normandy to MoodySection 4 · 10 cleaning days
- Wrightwood to Belden, Sayre to NormandySection 5 · 10 cleaning days
- Fullerton to Mclean, Natchez to MeadeSection 6 · 10 cleaning days
- Fullerton to Armitage, Meade to CentralSection 7 · 10 cleaning days
- Wabansia to Thomas, Kostner to Central ParkSection 9 · 10 cleaning days
- Division to Grand Ave, Central Park to CaliforniaSection 10 · 10 cleaning days
- Hadden to Iowa, California to WesternSection 11 · 10 cleaning days
- Cortez to Chicago Ave, Western to HoyneSection 12 · 10 cleaning days
- Augusta to Chicago Ave, Hoyne to Wood StreetSection 13 · 10 cleaning days
- Chicago Ave to Grand, Western to HoyneSection 14 · 10 cleaning days
- Chicago Ave to Grand, Hoyne to Wood StreetSection 15 · 10 cleaning days
- Iowa to Grand, California to WesternSection 16 · 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.