Chicago street cleaning · Ward 48
Ward 48 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 48 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 48 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 48 drivers get roughly 30,576 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 48 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 48
The City splits Ward 48 into 11 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- Granville to Elmdale, Broadway to ClarkSection 1 · 16 cleaning days
- Elmdale to Bryn Mawr, Broadway to Ridge to ClarkSection 2 · 16 cleaning days
- Ardmore to Bryn Mawr, Broadway to Ridge to ClarkSection 3 · 16 cleaning days
- Bryn Mawr to Balmoral, Broadway to ClarkSection 4 · 16 cleaning days
- Balmoral to Foster Ave, Broadway to ClarkSection 5 · 16 cleaning days
- Foster to Ainsle, Marine Drive to BroadwaySection 6 · 18 cleaning days
- Bryn Mawr to Foster Ave, Sheridan to BroadwaySection 7 · 16 cleaning days
- Glenlake to Bryn Mawr, Sheridan to BroadwaySection 8 · 16 cleaning days
- Devon to Glenlake, Lake Michigan to LakewoodSection 9 · 16 cleaning days
- Devon to Granville, Lakewood to ClarkSection 10 · 16 cleaning days
- Argyle to Montrose, Sheridan to MagnoliaSection 11 · 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.