Chicago asks residents to name six snow plows, with finalists including 'Sleet Home Chicago'

'Austin Plowers,' 'Hey now, you're a plow star,' and 'O-Plow Winfrey' are all finalists in a contest to name six of Chicago's snow plows.

January 16, 2023, 9:02 AMAt first glance, "Hey now, you're a plow star" and "Sleet Home Chicago" sound like songs a "Weird Al" Yankovic impersonator might sing at a snow-removal industry conference.Mist rises from Chicago and Lake Michigan at sunrise on Dec. 23, 2022.Chicago Streets and Sanitation officials encouraged residents to submit name ideas in December. Voting is now open through Jan.

Among the final contenders are, "Austin Plowers," "Better Call Salt," "O-Plow Winfrey," "Chance the Scraper," "LollaPLOWlooza," "Benny the Bull-izzard" and "The Plowminator."

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