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2nd Annual You Name A Snowplow contest underway
The top 50 names have been selected!
CHICAGO - You name a snowplow! And you name a snowplow!
The City of Chicago's second annual "You Name a Snowplow" contest is underway, and on Monday, the names of the 50 finalists that residents can vote for were released.
"Now the race is on, and we would love all Chicago residents to vote for their favorite snowplow names which, if they win, will be featured with signage on city snowplows," said Cole Stallard, Commissioner of the Department of Streets and Sanitation.
The names are listed below:
- Above the Thaw
- Artctic Institute of Chicago
- Bad, Bad Leroy Plow
- Better Call Salt
- Bill Flurry
- Buckingham Plowtain
- Buddy Guy-cicle
- Casimir Plowaski
- Celery Salter
- Chance the Scraper
- Chicago My Home Plow
- Chillinois
- Chicago Plowhawks
- ChiPlowgo
- City of Big Shovels
- CTRL-SALT-DELETE
- Deep Dish Plowzza
- Earth, Wind and Plower
- Ernie Snowbanks
- Ferris Bueller's Scrape Off
- Jesse Whiteout
- Kevin McPlowister
- Little Dibbie
- Looper Scooper
- Lost Shaker of Salt
- Maxwell Street Plowish Sausage
- Micicle Jordan
- Mies van der Snow
- Minnie MiNOsnow
- Nat King Cold
- Oh Snow You Didn't!
- Pablo Picassnow
- Plowapalooza
- Plowdiniera
- Plowed Gate
- Salternate Reality
- Saltsa N Chips
- Scoop Dogg
- Sir Melts a lot
- Sister Jean's Machine
- Skilling It
- Snower Wacker Drive
- Snowprah Windfrey
- Super Bowl Shovel
- Sweet Plow of Mine
- Taylor Drift
- Thawsome Sauce
- The Magnificent Pile
- The Salt Shedder
- The Unslushables
Chicago residents have until Feb. 2 to vote for six plow names. Once the names are chosen, the residents who submitted the names will be offered a photo opportunity with their snowplow and be given some city swag.
Last year, for the inaugural "You Name a Snowplow" contest, "Mrs. O'Leary's Plow" — named by FOX 32 Digital Producer Will Hager — ended up winning. It's now part of the fleet of over 300 plows that clear city roadways during and after winter storms.
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Chicago snowplows sport new name art following You Name a Snowplow contest
Seven city snowplows were officially branded with the winning names from the inaugural "You Name a Snowplow" contest. Chicagoans voted for their favorite names including Mrs. OLearys Plow, Da Plow and Sleet Home Chicago.
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To view Chicago's fleet in real time, visit www.chicagoshovels.org.