Chicago street cleaning · Ward 37
Ward 37 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 37 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 37 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 37 drivers get roughly 23,534 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 37 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 37
The City splits Ward 37 into 15 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- Grand Ave to North Ave, Laramie to CentralSection 1 · 12 cleaning days
- North Ave to Potomac, Laramie to CentralSection 2 · 12 cleaning days
- Potomac to Augusta, Laramie to CentralSection 3 · 12 cleaning days
- Augusta to Huron, Laramie to CentralSection 4 · 12 cleaning days
- Huron to West End, Laramie to CentralSection 5 · 12 cleaning days
- West End to Madison, Central to LaramieSection 6 · 12 cleaning days
- Huron to Lake Street, Cicero to LaramieSection 7 · 10 cleaning days
- Huron to Lake Street, Cicero to LaramieSection 8 · 10 cleaning days
- Potomac to Augusta, Cicero to LaramieSection 9 · 10 cleaning days
- North Ave to Potomac, Cicero to LaramieSection 10 · 10 cleaning days
- Grand Ave to Chicago Ave, Cicero to LaramieSection 11 · 10 cleaning days
- Grand Ave to Chicago Ave, Kostner to CiceroSection 12 · 10 cleaning days
- Kamerling to Thomas, Avers to KostnerSection 13 · 10 cleaning days
- Thomas to Chicago Ave, Pulaski to KostnerSection 14 · 10 cleaning days
- Thomas to Lake Street, Avers to PulaskiSection 15 · 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.