Overview
- Chicago’s fourth annual snowplow naming contest remains open for submissions until Jan. 10 or until 20,000 entries are received, according to the Department of Streets and Sanitation.
- The city will select 25 finalists for public voting from Feb. 1–14, and the top six names will be painted on plows in each of the six snow districts.
- Johnson gave his “full and complete endorsement” of the name during MS NOW’s Politics Nation, saying ICE had been used “as a privatized force to enact terror.”
- The ‘Abolish ICE’ suggestion originated on X on the contest’s first day and has drawn broad engagement, with the mayor amplifying the post on his account.
- Some users criticized the proposal as politicizing a light-hearted tradition, while supporters argued it is a playful nod to what snowplows do; no finalists have been announced.