Chicago Shovels

It's time for Chicago's Third Annual 'You Name a Snowplow' contest!  

Chicago residents are once again encouraged to create innovative snowplow names and submit them below by January 4, 2025. At the end of the contest, DSS will pick the top six names, and those names will represent one snowplow in each of the City’s six snow districts, joining the named snowplow fleet below.  

2024 Winners

  1. Skilling It
  2. CTRL-SALT-DELETE 
  3. Casimir Plowaski
  4. Ernie Snowbanks
  5. Mies van der Snow
  6. Bad, Bad Leroy Plow

2023 Winners

  1. Mrs. O’Leary’s Plow
  2. Da Plow
  3. Salter Payton
  4. Sears Plower
  5. Sleet Home Chicago
  6. Holy Plow!
  7. Jean Baptiste Point du Shovel

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See where City snow plows are in real-time Useful digital apps created by Chicago developers Information about streets having 2" snow route & overnight parking restrictions.

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Chicago is strongest when people, government and business work together in the face of adversity, challenges, and even Mother Nature. Chicago Shovels is a tool to help connect the public with City winter resources and to help all Chicagoans navigate winter.

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