‘Abolish ICE’ gets the most votes in Chicago snowplow-naming contestAPWhen it comes to putting a name to Chicago’s annual battle against its infamously inclement weather, it turns out that the practical is also the political. “Abolish ICE” was the top vote-getter in the city’s “You Name a Snowplow” contest. A man crosses Wacker Drive in front of a waiting city snowplow in Chicago on Jan. 28, 2019. Photo: Rich Hein / Chicago Sun-Times via APDespite mid-winter frigid cold, “ICE Out” protests in recent weeks have continued downtown, near ICE facilities and throughout the suburbs. Other winning contest names this year include “Stephen Coldbert,” for late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert.

Source: Taipei Times February 24, 2026 17:44 UTC