Chicago street cleaning · Ward 46
Ward 46 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 46 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 46 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 46 drivers get roughly 60,089 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 46 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 46
The City splits Ward 46 into 10 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- Wilson to Montrose, Clark to MagnoliaSection 1 · 18 cleaning days
- Ainslie to Montrose, Magnolia to SheridanSection 2 · 16 cleaning days
- Ainslie to Wilson, Sheridan to Marine DriveSection 3 · 16 cleaning days
- Montrose to Irving Park, Clark to ClarendonSection 4 · 16 cleaning days
- Wilson to Buena, Marine Drive to SheridanSection 5 · 16 cleaning days
- Montrose to Sheridan, Marine Drive to ClarendonSection 6 · 16 cleaning days
- Irving Park Road to Waveland, Clarendon to SeminarySection 7 · 16 cleaning days
- Sheridan to Stratford, Lakeshore Drive to HalsteadSection 8 · 16 cleaning days
- Clark to Ashland, Irving Park Road to GraceSection 9 · 16 cleaning days
- Lawrence to Wilson, Clark to MagnoliaSection 10 · 16 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.