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Jon Snowplow? Lightfoot launches contest to name six city snowplows

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A Chicago Department of Transportation plow clears the roadway on North Broadway Avenue near West Glenlake Avenue in January. (Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Residents wanting to give their neighborhood snowplow a dash of personality are in luck, thanks to a new naming contest announced by the city.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office on Friday encouraged Chicagoans to “use their ingenuity and imagination” to offer up potential names for some of the trucks responsible for cleaning the city’s streets in the cold months ahead.

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