Mayor Brandon Johnson, Department of Streets and Sanitation Reveal 25 Finalists for City’s Fourth Annual ‘You Name a Snowplow’ Contest

Mayor Brandon Johnson, Department of Streets and Sanitation Reveal 25 Finalists for City's Fourth Annual 'You Name a Snowplow' Contest

Residents may vote for up to six names by February 14 at chicagoshovels.org

CHICAGO - Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) today announced the 25 names chosen in Phase I of the City's fourth annual 'You Name A Snowplow' contest. In the next phase, Chicago residents may view the list of finalists and vote for up to six names at Chicagoshovels.org by February 14, 2026. The 25 finalists are:

1. Abolish ICE
2. Blizzard of Oz
3. Buckingham Plowntain
4. Caleb Chilliams
5. Chance the Scraper
6. Cheryl Scott Warned You About This
7. Daniel Brrrnham
8. Derrick Froze
9. Italian Ice Breaker
10. Its Time for the Plowcolator
11. Joffrey Plowlet
12. Kevin McPlowister
13. Live, Laugh, Plow
14. Minnie Minosnow
15. Monty the Piping Plower
16. Mueve La Nieve (Move the Snow)
17. Mustard, Snow Ketchup
18. Plow it Through the Garden
19. Plowasaurus Sue
20. Plowin 6-7 Inches
21. Pope Frio XIV
22. Stephen Coldbert
23. Svencoolie
24. This isn't Florida
25. Urbs in Hortsnow

"Chicagoans have once again displayed their unmatched creativity and civic pride in submitting names for this year's contest," said DSS Commissioner Cole Stallard. "We are grateful to the community for engaging with us, and we encourage all residents to submit votes for the top six names."

Once the names are chosen, signage for the winning snowplow names will be installed on the snowplows, and residents who submitted the winning names (earliest time stamp when there are multiple submissions) will be offered a photo opportunity with the named snowplow along with city swag.

DSS manages more than 9,400 lane miles of roadway with a fleet of over 300 salt spreaders that are fully prepared to respond when needed, along with more than 400,000 tons of salt stationed at salt piles throughout the city. The full DSS snow fleet can be viewed in real-time during winter storms via the City's plow tracker.

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