Chicago street cleaning · Ward 8
Ward 8 street cleaning schedule
Street cleaning in Chicago's Ward 8 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 8 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 8 drivers get roughly 21,901 parking tickets a year overall — street cleaning is one of the most common and most avoidable. See all Ward 8 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 8
The City splits Ward 8 into 23 cleaning sections, each with its own dates. Find the one bounded by your streets:
- 71st St to 76th St, Avalon to Stony IslandSection 1 · 8 cleaning days
- 75th St to 79th St, Cottage Grove to GreenwoodSection 2 · 8 cleaning days
- 76th St to 79th St, Woodlawn to Stony IslandSection 3 · 8 cleaning days
- 74th St to 79th St, Stony Island to BennettSection 4 · 8 cleaning days
- 75th St to 79th St, Bennett to PaxtonSection 5 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th Street to 83rd St, Cottage Grove to WoodlawnSection 6 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th St to 83rd St, Woodlawn to Stony IslandSection 7 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th St to 83rd St, Stony Island to JefferySection 8 · 8 cleaning days
- 79th St to 83rd St, Jeffery to Crandon 2300 E)Section 9 · 8 cleaning days
- 83rd St to 87th St, Cottage Grove to EllisSection 10 · 8 cleaning days
- 83rd St to 87th St, University to Stony IslandSection 11 · 8 cleaning days
- 83rd St to 87th St, Stony Island to BennettSection 12 · 8 cleaning days
- 84th St to 87th St, bennett to YatesSection 13 · 6 cleaning days
- 87th St to 91st St, King Drive to Cottage GroveSection 14 · 6 cleaning days
- 87th St to 91st St, Cottage Grove to WoodlawnSection 15 · 6 cleaning days
- 87th St to 90th Street, Avalon to Stony IslandSection 16 · 6 cleaning days
- 87th St to 91st St, Stony Island to JefferySection 17 · 6 cleaning days
- 87th St to 91st St, Jeffery to YatesSection 18 · 6 cleaning days
- 91st St to 95th. St, King Drive to Cottage GroveSection 19 · 6 cleaning days
- 91st St to 95th St, Cottage Grove to DorchesterSection 20 · 6 cleaning days
- 90th Street to 94th St, Dorchester to Stony IslandSection 21 · 6 cleaning days
- 91st St to 94th St, Stony Island to JefferySection 22 · 6 cleaning days
- 95th St to 100th St, Cottage Grove to KimbarkSection 23 · 6 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.