Chicago street cleaning · Ward 4
Ward 4 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 4 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 4 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 4 drivers get roughly 72,140 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 4 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 4
The City splits Ward 4 into 15 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- 51st St to 53rd St, Lake Park to WoodlawnSection 1 · 12 cleaning days
- 47th St to 51st St, Lake Park to WoodlawnSection 2 · 12 cleaning days
- 47th St to 51st St, Woodlawn to DrexelSection 3 · 12 cleaning days
- 47th St to 51st St, Drexel to ForrestvilleSection 4 · 12 cleaning days
- 43rd St to 47th St, Drexel to ForrestvilleSection 5 · 12 cleaning days
- 43rd St to 47th St, Greenwood to DrexelSection 6 · 12 cleaning days
- 43rd St to 47th St, Oakenwald to GreenwoodSection 7 · 10 cleaning days
- 39th St to 43rd St, Oakenwald to DrexelSection 8 · 10 cleaning days
- 39th St to 43rd St, Drexel to Vincennes 600 ESection 9 · 10 cleaning days
- 35th St to 39th St., Lake Park 428 E to Vincennes 600 ESection 10 · 10 cleaning days
- 35th St to 39th St, Vincennes to CalumetSection 11 · 10 cleaning days
- 31st St to 35th St, Lake Park to PrairieSection 12 · 10 cleaning days
- 26th St to 31st St, Lake Park to MichiganSection 13 · 10 cleaning days
- Polk to 12th St, Clark to MichiganSection 14 · 10 cleaning days
- Jackson to Polk, Clark to MichiganSection 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.