Chicago street cleaning · Ward 43
Ward 43 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 43 runs April through November. In 2024, the City scheduled cleaning on 165 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 43 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 43 drivers get roughly 58,062 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 43 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 43
The City splits Ward 43 into 8 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- Armitage to Fullerton, Sheffield to RachineSection 1 · 24 cleaning days
- Fullerton to Diversey, Racine to HalstedSection 2 · 20 cleaning days
- Fullerton to Diversey, Halsted to Stockton DriveSection 3 · 20 cleaning days
- Fullerton to Armitage, Stockton Drive to OrchardSection 4 · 24 cleaning days
- Fullerton to Armitage, Orchard to SheffieldSection 5 · 24 cleaning days
- Armitage to North Avenue, Racine to LarrabeeSection 6 · 24 cleaning days
- Armitage to North Avenue, Larrabee to Stockton DriveSection 7 · 24 cleaning days
- North Avenue to Division Street, State Street to Lake Shore DriveSection 8 · 61 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.